Rice researchers discover magnetic liquid crystal state in rare earth compound
In a recent study published in Physical Review X, Rice researchers showed YbMnBi₂'s magnetic spins prefer certain directions even when fluctuating.
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates.
Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing has named Karen Lozano as the director of the Tapia Center for Empowerment through STEM Education.
Rice remembers economist, teacher and mentor Dagobert Brito
Longtime Rice economics professor, whose connection to the university spanned decades as a student, scholar and teacher, remembered.
Rice engineer brings ‘surgineering’ mindset to future of medicine
Farshid Alambeigi’s research spans engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, medical imaging, advanced manufacturing and surgery.
Rice continues rise in global university rankings
Rice continues its upward momentum in global higher education, rising two spots to No. 101 worldwide in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released today.
Rice Biotech Launch Pad invents ‘living pharmacy’ designed to produce therapeutics inside the body
Researchers at Rice, with the support of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, have developed an implantable “living pharmacy” using engineered protein producers that could one day deliver these medicines continuously for months or years from a single procedure.
Baker Institute’s annual energy summit takes place Oct. 6-7
"Energy, Risk and Geopolitics" will explore how a changing global landscape and shifts in supply chain risks are impacting investment, innovation and market dynamics.
Think you’re protected? New research shows how perceptions of immunity shape vaccine decisions
New research explores how perceptions of immunity can shape vaccine decisions and how personalized feedback may help people better understand their protection.
Rice pastry chef takes her cake illusions to Food Network
Rice pastry chef Sarah Ono Jones takes her cake illusions to the Food Network.
A softer porous material could help improve solid-state batteries
Rice researchers have developed a relatively soft, flexible material that can selectively transport lithium ions — offering a new approach to porous solid electrolytes that combine efficient ion movement with better mechanical adaptability inside a battery.
Rice explores AI, ethics and innovation in health care at annual AI in Health Conference
As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, researchers and health care professionals are exploring new ways to apply AI tools and technology to the most complex challenges in health and medicine.
Who’s really No. 1? Rice statisticians build better way to make sense of competing sports rankings
Rice statisticians, in collaboration with Cornell University, have developed a new method designed to find clearer answers in messy rankings data.
Pioneering legal scholar reflects on identity, inequality and the ideas that shaped her work
Influential legal scholar, Kimberlé Crenshaw, speaks to a packed Rice audience for a conversation about race, gender, law, education and the experiences behind her new memoir.
Rice physicists define new material blueprint for next-generation microchip encryption
In a study published in “Physical Review Letters,” a research team co-led by Rice's Jun-Jie Zhang and Boris Yakobson demonstrates a new class of materials. The research was conducted in collaboration with Shuai Dong, chair of the School of Physics at Southeast University in China. These materials are called autferroics and can speed up physical, true random number generators thousands of times while keeping signal clarity at full strength.