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News & Events
Maglev tissues could speed toxicity tests
A collaboration involving Rice physicist Thomas Killian has used magnetic nanoparticles to manipulate cells and create an improved laboratory model of human lung tissue.
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Stressed proteins can cause blood clots for hours
Rice physicists probe stress-induced changes in clot-forming protein.
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Rice physicists help discover new particle that may be Higgs
Rice University physicists participating in the search for the elusive Higgs particle joined their colleagues at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) today in announcing the observation of a never-before-seen particle.
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