Shot noise and universal Fano factor as a characterization of strongly correlated metals, Yiming Wang, Chandan Setty, Shouvik Sur, Liyang Chen, Silke Paschen, Douglas Natelson, and Qimiao Si Rice Physics and Astronomy Ames National Laboratory Iowa State University go.aps.org/48Yw67r

We also just published a comprehensive article on the performance of the CMS Experiment CERN software-based High Level Trigger, a multiyear effort that I edited: Journal of Instrumentation, 19, P11021 (2024), arXiv:2410.17038 (Rice Natural Sciences Rice Physics and Astronomy)

A new study by Rice University physicist Qimiao Si unravels the enigmatic behaviors of quantum critical metals — materials that defy conventional physics at low temperatures. news.rice.edu/news/2024/new-…

Groundbreaking experiment supported by Rice researcher reveals new insights into a mysterious phase of quantum matter. news.rice.edu/news/2024/rese…

Researchers at Rice University have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer — a fundamental process underpinning countless physical, chemical and biological processes news.rice.edu/news/2024/rice…

Rice scientists theoretically demonstrate particles other than bosons and fermions. news.rice.edu/news/2025/math…

Rice physicists Kaden Hazzard and Zhiyuan Wang break new ground in quantum physics with the potential discovery of paraparticles—particles long thought impossible. Learn more here: bit.ly/4hAP1ID

#ReachForTheStarsSTEM Festival at Rice University March 8, 2025, just for middle school girls. Registration opens soon! More info and to sign up for our email list: space.rice.edu/ReachForTheSta… Rice Physics and Astronomy Rice Space Institute Rice Natural Sciences

Researchers are attempting to develop room-temperature superconductors, which would revolutionize energy efficiency news.rice.edu/news/2025/emil…

Congratulations, Tom! You’ve been a remarkable leader in growing the Rice Natural Sciences faculty, advancing impactful research and enhancing student and alumni engagement. bit.ly/3FIB9yb

Discovery has potential to transform energy use by improving superconductors. news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…

It’s happening! Rice University will host the annual meeting of the US CMS scientific collaboration this May. Grab your Higgs bosons and top quarks, and perhaps catch a glimpse of the quark gluon plasma! 😉 ⚛️🦉Rice Physics and Astronomy Rice Natural Sciences

Scientists at Rice University have discovered how a disappearing electronic pattern in a quantum material can be revived under specific thermal conditions. news.rice.edu/news/2025/rese…

Faculty and alumni share award for pioneering research at CERN! news.rice.edu/news/2025/osca…

Discovery in a magnetic crystal could enable breakthroughs in quantum tech news.rice.edu/news/2025/scie…

International astronomers, including Rice University’s Andrea Isella and Charlie Gardner, have unveiled highly detailed images of planets forming around young stars. news.rice.edu/news/2025/new-…

Rice research team shows how magnetic particles reveal a hidden rule of nature. news.rice.edu/news/2025/invi…

A research team led by physicists Ming Yi and Emilia Morosan from Rice University has developed a new material with unique electronic properties that could enable more powerful and energy-efficient electronic devices. news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…

An international team of scientists led by Rice University’s Pengcheng Dai has confirmed the existence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations in a rare quantum spin liquid. news.rice.edu/news/2025/phys…

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.news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…