2D material resists cracking and description by century-old theory of fracture mechanics. It’s official: Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is the iron man of 2D materials,…
One hundred fifty years ago, Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table, a system for classifying atoms based on the properties of their nuclei. This week,…
Odd Angles Make for Strong Spin-Spin Coupling Sometimes things are a little out of whack, and it turns out to be exactly what you need….
Earth’s nitrogen attributed to rapid growth of moon- to Mars-sized bodies. According to Rice University scientists, the possibilities for life on a particular planet rely…
Study confirms evolutionary link between social structure and selfishness. One of nature’s most prolific cannibals could be hiding in your pantry, and biologists have used…
Rice University lab’s optimized flash process could reduce carbon emissions. This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimized…
Discovery “requires us to rethink everything we thought we knew about peroxisomes.” In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered…
Programmed magnetic nanobeads enable diagnostic device designed at Rice University. COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic…
Laser-cooled plasma-in-a-bottle could answer questions about the sun, fusion power. Rice University physicists have discovered a way to trap the world’s coldest plasma in a…
Rice engineers develop polymer cores that redirect light from any source to solar cells. Rice University engineers have suggested a colorful solution to next-generation energy…
A new theory that could explain how unconventional superconductivity arises in a diverse set of compounds might never have happened if physicists Qimiao Si and…
Rice University and Los Alamos National Laboratory make low-cost, scalable photocathodes from halide perovskites. Rice University engineers have discovered technology that could slash the cost…
Once upon a time, seasons in Gale Crater probably felt something like those in Iceland. But nobody was there to bundle up more than 3…
Rice lab’s experiments refine processing of hexagonal boron nitride. Just a little soap helps clean up the challenging process of preparing two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride…
Rice-led study shows two distinct origins of life-essential element in present-day planet. Where did Earth’s nitrogen come from? Rice University scientists show one primordial source…
Orbiting Instrument Offers Scientists the Lowdown on Sun’s Super-Hot Atmosphere A phenomenon first detected in the solar wind may help solve a long-standing mystery about…
Just after sunset on the evening of December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer together in Earth’s night sky than they have been…
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth’s mantle. In a study that gives new meaning to the term…
