Rice research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown
When NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, a critical piece of the spacecraft’s safe return traced back to research at Rice.
BRCĒ is a material-tech startup replacing failure-prone textiles with polymer composites engineered for strength, fire resistance and intrinsic stability. Its patented Lattice-Grip technology enables directional grip and controlled tension at the yarn level, eliminating slippage and performance loss under extreme conditions. The recent “Shark Tank” participant won over judges during the Rice Business Plan Competition and walked away with 11 prizes totaling $611,500.
Rice researchers redefine what we can build by 3D printing electronics with focused microwaves
In a recently published paper in Science Advances, a team led by Rice’s Yong Lin Kong describes a new 3D-printing process with focused microwaves that overcomes a fundamental constraint of electronics 3D printing.
AI spots hidden behavior patterns in self-organizing bacteria
A custom-built artificial intelligence system developed by Rice researchers helped uncover how bacterial communities self-organize.
Rice researchers find sulfur-rich Mercury magmas behave differently than Earth’s
Rice researchers recreate Mercury rocks, showing that sulfur replaces oxygen in key rock structures.
The Center for Innovation and Translation of Point-of-Care Technologies for Expanded Cancer Care Access, a Rice-led collaboration of partners from three continents and based in the Texas Medical Center, has announced its second round of subawardees.
Rice study resolves decades-old mystery in organic light-emitting crystals
Researchers at Rice have now solved a long-standing mystery in a widely used organic semiconductor, revealing how tiny structural imperfections can actually improve how these materials work.
Rice engineering design showcase and competition April 16
The Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), Rice’s signature hub for undergraduate engineering innovation, will hold its annual Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase and competition April 16 at the Ion.
Rice among top research institutions advancing largest coastal protection effort in US history
Rice will contribute its expertise to the newly established Coastal Texas Research Council, a scientific and technical hub supporting the historic Coastal Texas Project.
Rice scientists discover new way metals bind oxygen, possibly starting ‘new chapter’ in chemistry
Rice researchers develop a way to create new interaction between dioxygen and a lanthanide metal called neodymium, enabling the creation of lanthanide-oxos.
Scientists uncover new method to generate protein datasets for training AI
Rice researchers develop an method to quickly produce protein activity data needed to train predictive AI models for improved protein function.
Courtside at March Madness: Rice students go behind the scenes
Rice students selected to work behind the scenes at the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
From classroom to the pros: Rice sport analytics program turning data into opportunity
Rice’s sport analytics program, a relatively new and still rare undergraduate major, is quickly becoming a pipeline into professional sports.
New Rice study explains shifting school enrollment across Houston region
A new report from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) at Rice offers a clearer answer to a question many district leaders and families are asking: Where are all the students? University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Rice spring school brings together emerging and established leaders in quantum materials
More than 80 scientists and students from around the world gathered at Rice for the third annual Spring School on Electron Correlations and Topology.