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Rice researchers develop innovative battery recycling method

A research team at Rice led by James Tour is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use.

Foam fluidics showcase Rice lab’s creative approach to circuit design

Rice engineers have shown that something as simple as the flow of air through open-cell foam can be used to perform digital computation, analog sensing and combined digital-analog control in soft textile-based wearable systems.

Rice researchers behind world’s first glacier memorial to unveil first Global Glacier Casualty List and Glacier Graveyard Aug. 17

The Global Glacier Casualty List will be the first platform for tracking disappeared and critically endangered glaciers around the world and documenting their stories.

Researchers led by Rice’s James Tour develop more environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for soil remediation

Rice chemist James Tour has led a research team to develop a rapid electrothermal mineralization process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the environment.

Rice researchers explore the effects of stellar magnetism on potential habitability of exoplanets

A new study by Rice’s David Alexander and Anthony Atkinson extends the definition of a habitable zone for planets to include their star’s magnetic field.

Rice researchers advancing microelectronics manufacturing on DARPA-funded team

Rice is a key partner on an $840 million project to develop the next generation of high-performing semiconductor microsystems for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Rice researchers and partners in Kenya win $2.5M for innovation-focused master’s program

Rice360 and Kenya partners are establishing a first-of-its-kind graduate education program with a $2.5 million grant from the Lemelson Foundation.

Rice’s Emilia Morosan awarded prestigious Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

Physicist wins Department of Defense’s most prestigious single-investigator award

Rice researchers unveil secrets behind viral precision

New research from Rice scientists is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses.

Rice neuroscientists to build state-of-the-art neural recording system

Rice neural engineer Chong Xie and his team have won a $2.9 million R01 grant from the NIH to develop a state-of-the-art implantable neural electrode system that is highly biocompatible, untethered and capable of stable, long-term and large-scale neural recording and stimulation.

Stress-related cell damage linked to negative mental and physical health effects among caregivers

Researchers at Rice have found that intense stress can be felt at the cellular level and is linked to negative physical and mental health effects.

Rice experts available to discuss variety of Olympic-related topics on 2024 Paris Games

Experts from are available to discuss Olympic-related topics with the media.

Rice lab develops smallest free-floating bubbles for medical imaging

Bioengineering researchers at Rice have developed ultrasmall, stable, gas-filled protein nanostructures that could revolutionize ultrasound imaging and drug delivery for cancers and infectious diseases.

SSPEED Center, Rice Engineering to launch nature-based carbon credit research projects

The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice have announced plans to launch two research projects on nature-based carbon credits funded through a gift from Emissions Reduction Corp.

Pioneering Rice economist remembered as ‘exceptionally compassionate,’ ‘dedicated teacher’

YingHua He, an associate professor of economics at Rice University, died earlier this month at the age of 44 after fighting a quickly spreading cancer.