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MagnetoARPES technology reveals hidden properties of advanced materials.

Rice scientists unveil new tool to watch quantum behavior in action Rice University researchers Jianwei Huang and Ming Yi have developed a new capability, magnetoARPES, building on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) that allows researchers to study quantum behaviors they have been unable to resolve using ARPES alone.

Rice researchers discover cerium magnesium hexalluminate not quantum despite displaying characteristics of quantum spin liquid state

Material previously thought to be quantum is actually new, nonquantum state of matter A recent study found that the material cerium magnesium hexalluminate (CeMgAl11O19) was not actually in a quantum spin liquid phase despite evidence suggesting it was.

Researchers led by Rice University’s Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it.

Quantum simulator sheds light on how nature moves energy in systems like photosynthesis and solar conversion Researchers led by Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it.

Scientists have discovered a new quantum state of matter that connects two significant areas of physics, potentially leading to advancements in computing, sensing and materials science.

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies Scientists have discovered a new quantum state of matter that connects two significant areas of physics.

A research team led by Rice University physicist Frank Geurts has successfully measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) at various stages of its evolution, providing critical insights into a state of matter believed to have existed just microseconds after the big bang.

Rice physicists probe quark‑gluon plasma temperatures, helping paint more detailed picture of big bang Rice researchers have successfully measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma at various stages of its evolution.

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Rice physicists’ new lab focused on emergent magnetic materials, funded by Department of Energy Physicists from Rice have received a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the Rice Laboratory for Emergent Magnetic Materials.

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Quantum leap: Entangled states enhance energy transfer in models of molecular systems A new study has found that energy transfers more quickly between molecular sites when it starts in an entangled, delocalized quantum state.

Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have discovered direct evidence of active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor. This breakthrough could pave the way for new methods to design quantum materials — including superconductors, topological insulators and spin-based electronics — that could power future electronics and computing technologies.

Scientists find new quantum behavior in unusual superconducting material Researchers have discovered direct evidence of active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor.

A puzzling form of superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields has been mapped and explained by a research team including Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University.

Superconductivity’s halo: Rice theoretical physicist helps map rare high-field phase Rice's Andriy Nevidomskyy is part of a team that has mapped and explained a puzzling form of superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields.

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

Physicists unlock hidden order in twisted graphene, paving way for supermoiré engineering A new study by applied physicists used a custom-designed microscope to examine supermoiré patterns in trilayer graphene.

New research led by Rice University physicist Christopher Tunnell and postdoctoral researcher Dorian Amaral, the study’s first author and lead analyst, sees the first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle.

Rice researchers search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle A new study led by Rice's Christopher Tunnell and Dorian Amaral sees the first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle.