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Rice scientists discover way to engineer stronger soft devices through smarter silicone bonding

July 16, 2025

In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, Rice engineers have uncovered a powerful new way to boost the strength and durability of silicone-based soft devices without changing the materials themselves.

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Physicists unlock hidden order in twisted graphene, paving way for supermoiré engineering

July 16, 2025

A new study by applied physicists used a custom-designed microscope to examine supermoiré patterns in trilayer graphene.

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New coating for glass promises energy-saving windows

July 10, 2025

A new coating for glass developed by Rice researchers and collaborators could help reduce energy bills, especially during the cold season, by preventing heat-loss from leaky windows.

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Thick electrodes’ chemistry matters more than structure for battery performance

July 9, 2025

Rice researchers showed that even if the materials used in thick battery electrodes have nearly identical structures, their internal chemistry impacts energy flow and performance differently.

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Rice researchers develop superstrong, eco-friendly materials from bacteria

July 8, 2025

Scientists at Rice and University of Houston have developed an innovative, scalable approach to engineer bacterial cellulose into high-strength, multifunctional materials.

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Near-perfect defects in 2D material could serve as quantum bits

June 23, 2025

Researchers at Rice and collaborators at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Technology, Sydney report the first demonstration of low noise, room-temperature quantum emitters in h-BN made through a scalable growth technique.

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Rice scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials

June 17, 2025

Rice researchers and collaborators have developed a new cavity design that selectively enhances the quantum vacuum fluctuations of circularly polarized light in a single direction, achieving chirality — a feat that typically requires the use of a strong magnetic field.

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‘Here to work with the world’: Rice shines at inaugural SXSW London

June 6, 2025

Rice took center stage at the inaugural South by Southwest London, bringing Texas-sized ambition, pathbreaking innovation and global vision to one of the world’s premier gatherings of creative and intellectual leaders.

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Xie recognized for innovation in quantum phenomena

June 3, 2025

Rice's Yonglong Xie has been recognized for his innovation in quantum phenomena.

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Rice-led research team develop super material that could change electronics

May 29, 2025

A research team led by physicists Ming Yi and Emilia Morosan has developed a new material with unique electronic properties that could enable more powerful and energy-efficient electronic devices.

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Rice researchers lay groundwork for designer hybrid 2D materials

May 28, 2025

An international team of researchers led by Rice materials scientists has succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called glaphene.

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Rice method refines ultrapure diamond film fabrication for quantum and electronic applications

May 23, 2025

Rice researchers have developed a simpler and more effective technique to make ultrapure diamond films for quantum and electronic applications.

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‘Hopelessly attached’: Scientists discover new 2D material that sticks the landing

May 23, 2025

Researchers from Rice and Northwestern University discover new 2D material, confirming decade-old prediction.

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Rice engineers tackle sunlight intermittency in solar desalination

May 14, 2025

A team of Rice engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper. The new system is powered by sunlight and uses a creative approach to heat recovery for extended water production ⎯ with and without sunshine.

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Spotlight from The Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony: Celebrating Naomi Halas

May 12, 2025

Rice scientist and engineer Naomi Halas was awarded the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry May 1 at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

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