Letter from Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Ladd on President Leebron
May 28, 2021
Letter from Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Ladd on President Leebron
Pristine quantum criticality found
May 24, 2021
U.S. and Austrian physicists searching for evidence of quantum criticality in topological materials have found one of the most pristine examples yet observed.
Thin is now in to turn terahertz polarization
May 20, 2021
Rice lab’s discovery of ‘magic angle’ builds on its ultrathin, highly aligned nanotube films
Body chemistry can predict severity of depression after death of spouse
May 19, 2021
A new study from researchers at Rice University has found that bodily inflammation after the death of a spouse can predict future depression.
Igor Marjanović named dean of Rice Architecture
May 18, 2021
Bio-inspired scaffolds help promote muscle growth
May 15, 2021
Rice University bioengineers are fabricating and testing tunable electrospun scaffolds completely derived from decellularized skeletal muscle to promote the regeneration of injured skeletal muscle.
Neural nets used to rethink material design
April 30, 2021
The microscopic structures and properties of materials are intimately linked, and customizing them is a challenge. Rice University engineers are determined to simplify the process through machine learning.
Help may be at hand for hair-pulling
April 30, 2021
People who compulsively pull their hair – suffering from an affliction known as trichotillomania – could find relief with a device created by Rice University students.
Wearable glucose monitors shed light on progression of Type 2 diabetes in Hispanic/Latino adults
April 29, 2021
In one of the first studies of its kind, medical and engineering researchers have shown wearable devices that continuously monitor blood sugar provide new insights into the progression of Type 2 diabetes among at-risk Hispanic/Latino adults.
Students wonder what to do with old windmill blades
April 29, 2021
Wind power has a bright future, but what happens when wind turbines power down? A worn blade the length of a football field isn’t easy to recycle.