Sharpness of Gemini South’s star-forming image matches expected resolution of Webb Space Telescope. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is still more than a year from…
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but some of Earth’s finest gemstones were, according to new research from Rice University. Aquamarine, emerald, garnet, zircon and topaz…
Rice University theorists show how random processes cancel out to ensure microbial health. Fat bacteria? Skinny bacteria? From our perspective on high, they all seem…
Study: Pointed tips on aluminum ‘octopods’ increase catalytic reactivity. Points matter when designing nanoparticles that drive important chemical reactions using the power of light. Researchers…
Rice physicists set far-more-accurate limits on speed of quantum information. Nature’s speed limits aren’t posted on road signs, but Rice University physicists have discovered a…
Using data from NASA’s InSight Lander on Mars, Rice University seismologists have made the first direct measurements of three subsurface boundaries from the crust to…
Rice University study finds novel type of polarized light-matter interaction. A scientist might want to do cartwheels upon making a discovery, but this time the…
Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes. Seeing light emerge from a nanoscale experiment didn’t come as a big surprise…
Lab Unveils Catalyst That Can Break Problematic C-F Bonds Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in…
Rice scientists analyze structure, mechanism of phage protein that steals electrons. Beneath the ocean’s surface, a virus is hijacking the metabolism of the most abundant…
Rice University engineers adapt 2D ‘sandwich’ for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. A sandwich of molybdenum, sulfur, and selenium turns out to be deliciously useful for detecting…
Rice University researchers have discovered a hidden symmetry in the chemical kinetic equations scientists have long used to model and study many of the chemical…
‘Artificial leaf’ concept inspires Rice University research into solar-powered fuel production. Rice University researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce…
‘Green’ process promises pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic, and other materials. That banana peel, turned into graphene, can help facilitate a massive…
You don’t need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville) and Oak Ridge…
Study Finds Billions of Quantum Entangled Electrons in ‘Strange Metal’ In a new study, U.S. and Austrian physicists have observed quantum entanglement among “billions of…
Rice engineers find overabundance of intentional defects can cause battery cathodes to fail. Intentional defects in batteries have given Rice University scientists a window into…
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of a major segment of the chemical industry. The particle, tiny…
