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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.

Rice students win top prize in global design contest with cutting-edge haptic wristband

Rice student engineers have earned top international honors for a novel device that could redefine how humans interact with virtual environments.

Rice360’s Global Health Fellowship program is finding ways to engineer hope

When Mary Seifu Tirfie graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering from Addis Ababa University in 2023, she wasn’t just earning a diploma — she was stepping into a global mission.

Rice experts available to discuss importance of responsible leadership in age of AI

Experts at Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders are leading the discussion on the prominence of quantifying leader development across platforms to ensure effective leaders are being produced at scale to proficiently deal with the issues artificial intelligence presents.

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.

Bob Dittmar named associate dean of Rice’s Virani Undergraduate School of Business

Rice Business is pleased to announce that Bob Dittmar, the Houston Endowment Professor of Finance, has been appointed associate dean of the Virani Undergraduate School of Business, effective July 1.

‘Here to work with the world’: Rice shines at inaugural SXSW London

Rice took center stage at the inaugural South by Southwest London, bringing Texas-sized ambition, pathbreaking innovation and global vision to one of the world’s premier gatherings of creative and intellectual leaders.

Targeting mitochondria to fight leukemia: Rice-led research team pursues new treatment strategies

Acute myeloid leukemia remains one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of blood cancer, even as treatments have advanced in recent years.

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 student venture HEXAspec wins NSF grant to enhance computer chips for breakthrough thermal management technology

The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rice is proud to announce that HEXAspec, a cutting-edge spinout from the lab of professor Jun Lou, has been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation grant. The funding will support HEXAspec’s work to enhance the future of computing by substantially improving the thermal conductivity of chips.

Rice Global Paris Center welcomes Houston delegation for trade mission

The mission, centered on Viva Technology 2025, will include a welcome reception at Rice's European hub for research, collaboration and innovation.

Stats for stories: Disasters and climate change in Houston

As the 2025 hurricane season begins June 1, Rice’s Kinder Institute offers a wealth of data on how disasters and climate change are impacting Houstonians.

Rice students chart a new course for autonomous sailboat fleets

In a corner of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats.

Rice students drive real-world change through research with Houston nonprofits

Community partners across Houston are seeing meaningful results from a unique research partnership with Rice University students.