Silvia Cernea Clark

Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative kicks off seminar series with guest speaker Nobel laureate James Allison

The Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative launched its inaugural seminar June 3 with an invited talk from Nobel laureate James P. Allison.

Nvidia CEO says quantum is next AI frontier — Rice experts weigh in

Rice experts can unpack and contextualize Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's statement at the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris today that quantum computing is reaching an inflection point

Rice students develop an award-winning adaptive exercise harness for astronauts to use in space

A team of Rice engineering students has designed an innovative space exercise harness that won this year's Technology Collaboration Center’s Wearables Workshop and University Challenge. Their design answered a challenge posed by the HumanWorks Lab and Life Science Labs at NASA and Johnson Space Center.

Rethinking how robots move: Light and AI drive precise motion in soft robotic arm developed at Rice

Researchers at Rice have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball, guided and powered remotely by laser beams without any onboard electronics or wiring.

Engineered with heart: Student-designed device could streamline imaging for cardiac procedures

A team of six Rice students developed a device that holds and stabilizes an intracardiac echocardiography catheter during heart procedures, allowing the primary physician to maintain precise control of the catheter without needing a second set of hands.

Rice researchers lay groundwork for designer hybrid 2D materials

An international team of researchers led by Rice materials scientists has succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called glaphene.

New leash on life: Rice students design haptic vest for blind dogs

A team of engineering students at Rice designed an innovative wearable vest that helps blind dogs safely navigate their surroundings.

Rice method refines ultrapure diamond film fabrication for quantum and electronic applications

Rice researchers have developed a simpler and more effective technique to make ultrapure diamond films for quantum and electronic applications.

‘Hopelessly attached’: Scientists discover new 2D material that sticks the landing

Researchers from Rice and Northwestern University discover new 2D material, confirming decade-old prediction.

Rice experts equip Houston professionals with AI and machine learning training

Rice experts at the Ken Kennedy Institute who taught an intensive boot camp for data science practitioners and technical managers are available to address questions from the media related to their AI and ML expertise.

From Rice to orbit: Student engineers build safer, low-cost satellite thruster

A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites.

Rice to offer Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence

To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025.

Rice’s Mikos elected to the European Academy of Sciences

Rice bioengineer Antonios Mikos has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences, an international body that recognizes excellence in scientific research and technological innovation.

Helix Park event marks official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC, advancing Rice’s research-to-market pipeline

Rice celebrated a major step in its translational research efforts May 5 with the official launch of RBL LLC. Held at the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park, the event featured a keynote by Robert Ruffolo Jr., followed by a fireside chat with Ruffolo and biomedical engineer Robert Langer, moderated by STAT senior writer Matthew Herper.

Bao wins Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award

Rice's Gang Bao has been selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers for his sustained contributions to the mechanics of composites, cell mechanics and nanomedicine.