Rice physicists have confirmed the topological origins of magnons, magnetic features they discovered three years ago in a 2D material that could prove useful for encoding information in the spins of electrons.
Quantum Physics
Sep 1, 2021
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There's no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 30, 2021
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A newly published book argues that a significant part of the public wrongly sees scientists who are atheists as immoral elitists who don't care about the common good.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2021
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A Rice University team and its collaborators have discovered a room-temperature transition between 1D and 2D electrical conduction states in topological crystals of bismuth and iodine.
Quantum Physics
Aug 24, 2021
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If you're putting together a team for a project, you might be inclined to pick people with cheerful, optimistic dispositions and flexible thinking. But a new management study indicates your team might also benefit from people ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2021
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Invisibly small carbon nanotubes aligned as fibers and sewn into fabrics become a thermoelectric generator that can turn heat from the sun or other sources into energy.
Nanophysics
Aug 16, 2021
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Stars scattered throughout the cosmos look different, but they may be more alike than once thought, according to Rice University researchers.
Astronomy
Aug 9, 2021
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Flood disasters like Hurricane Harvey led some people to move far from the places they had called home. But a new study from Rice University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds that middle-class people who made ...
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2021
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Rice University carbon materials expert Matteo Pasquali is available to discuss ways to slash carbon dioxide emissions and rapidly decarbonize the global economy.
Materials Science
Aug 6, 2021
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Even the simplest creatures seem extraordinarily complex when you look beneath the surface. Fortunately, hydra make that part easy.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2021
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