Rice University researchers have developed a new bottom-up diamond growth method that could help keep high-power electronics significantly cooler during operation. This technique grew out of a creative experiment involving patterned diamond shapes — including[…]

We are pleased to share that Lucas, Emon, and Rahad attended and presented their work at the Electronic Materials Conference EMC Conference last year, hosted at Duke University. EMC provides a unique opportunity for researchers[…]

We are pleased to share that Tao Li delivered an oral presentation at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2025, held in May 2025 in Long Beach, California. The presentation, titled: “Visible Spectrum Topological[…]

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Congratulations, Ziyi! Cover Paper is the highest honor for each issue of the journal publications. Z. He, K. Fu, M. Xu, J. Zhou, T. Li, and Y. Zhao, “Understanding the breakdown behavior of ultrawide-bandgap boron nitride power[…]

CHIMES (www.chimes.psu.edu) annual review was held Aug 6-7, 2024, attended by ~150 participants. The center output since its start in Jan. 2023 includes Invited/Keynote talks: 143; Awards: 34; Publications: 109; Software release: 5; Sponsor interactions:[…]

Provost announces newly promoted and tenured faculty Rice Engineering promotes 16 faculty https://news.rice.edu/news/2024/provost-announces-newly-promoted-and-tenured-faculty https://engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-engineering-promotes-16-faculty “The School of Engineering is home to an impressive group of faculty whose sustained excellence has accelerated their careers. Their work[…]

Congratualtions! With a distinguished history as the industry’s leading event on laser science, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) is the premier international forum for scientific and technical optics, uniting the fields of lasers[…]