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Quantum materials and cavity electrodynamics, under the Smalley-Curl Institute.
Rice comes at quantum from materials. The Smalley-Curl Institute is the umbrella; the Rice Quantum Initiative, the Center for Quantum Materials and the Center for Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics sit beneath it.
Quantum devices are exotic materials held in extreme conditions, which puts Rice early in the supply chain, well before anyone assembles a computer.
Centres and programmes
Smalley-Curl Institute
Umbrella institute for nanoscale and quantum research, named for two Rice Nobel laureates.
Rice Quantum Initiative
Rice Center for Quantum Materials
Rice Center for Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
From the newsroom
Recent quantum coverage from Rice.
Rice doctoral graduate helps push quantum computing into fusion energy research
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New controls allow researchers to incorporate thermal effects in quantum simulation
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Shedding light on new type of magnetism in quantum materials
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Rice University Joins DOE Quantum Science Center to Advance Real-Time Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Computing Report
Rice joins Department of Energy’s Quantum Science Center
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Rice University Team Presents Topological Subsystem Code Framework for Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Zeitgeist
Rice, Université PSL open new front in quantum race with ‘Frontiers of Knowledge’
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Rice University and Max Planck Team to Advance Quantum Materials | Business | Jul 2026
Photonics Spectra