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Molecular memory a game-changer
(26 Nov 2008)
James Tour's graphene device may make massive storage practical
A team at Rice University has determined that a strip of graphite only 10 atoms thick can serve as the basic element in a new type of memory, making massive amounts of storage available for computers, handheld media players, cell phones and ...
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Single-pixel camera has multiple futures
(16 Oct 2008)
Terahertz version adds new potential to unique invention
A terahertz version of the single-pixel camera developed by Rice University researchers could lead to breakthrough technologies in security, telecom, signal processing and medicine. The research, recently published online in Applied Physics Letters, ...
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NSF-funded Rice study will trace path of nanomaterials
(05 Sep 2008)
Researchers want to know if particles can be transported through food chain
Working to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials is the basis of a new Rice study funded by the National Science Foundation. Led by Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor and chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and ...
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New theory for latest high-temperature superconductors
(18 Aug 2008)
Rice, Rutgers physicists explain, predict properties of iron compounds
Physicists from Rice and Rutgers universities have published a new theory that explains some of the complex electronic and magnetic properties of iron "pnictides." In a series of startling discoveries this spring, pnictides were shown to ...
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Rice scientists make breakthrough in single-molecule sensing
(08 Feb 2008)
Simultaneous optical and electronic measurements on same molecule
In a study that could lay the foundation for mass-produced single-molecule sensors, physicists and engineers at Rice University have demonstrated a means of simultaneously making optical and electronic measurements of the same molecule. The research ...
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Rings Made of Little Rods
(14 Mar 2007)
Water droplets as templates: gold nanorods self-assemble into rings
Rod-shaped nanocrystals normally arrange themselves parallel to each other. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas now report in the journal Angewandte Chemie completely unexpected behavior of nano-objects: the spontaneous self-assembly of ...
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Rice scientists unveil 'nanoegg'
(25 Jul 2006)
Asymmetric particles focus light in unique way
Contact: Jade BoydResearchers at Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) have unveiled the "nanoegg," the latest addition to their family ultrasmall, light-focusing particles. A cousin of the versatile nanoshell, nanoeggs are ...
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Rice study: 'nanostars' could be ultra-sensitive chemical sensors
(21 Apr 2006)
Scientists observe strong spectral signals from spikes on gold particles
Nanophotonics is a rapidly growing field of study that looks at ways to generate and manipulate light using ultrasmall, engineered structures. The virus-sized nanostars, so named because of their spiky surface, are one of a growing number of ...
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