| Member of the National Academy of Sciences |
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Naomi J. Halas - Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science and director, Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University - has been elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences announced on April 30, 2013 the election of 84 new
members in recognition of
their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read More
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| New LANP Faculty Member |
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Welcome to Isabell Thomann, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Read More
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| Rice unveils super-efficient solar-energy technology |
Oara Neumann (left), graduate student, and Prof. Nanomi Halas (right), director of the LANP. |
Laboratory for Nanophotonics scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new “solar steam” method from LANP is so effective it can even produce steam from icy cold water. Details of the solar steam method were published online in ACS Nano. Naomi Halas, director of the LANP said they expect it will first be used in sanitation and water-purification applications in the developing world.
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