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Brain-to-brain communication demo receives DARPA funding
Wireless linkage of brains may soon go to human testing with $8 million for preclinical demonstrations.
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STEM students whose career path and interests align enjoy more academic, professional success
Results suggest measuring career interest in college is a highly effective predictor of future trajectories and success.
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Rice ‘flashes’ new 2D materials.
Rice scientists extend their technique to produce graphene in a flash to tailor the properties of 2D dichalcogenides, quickly turning them into metastable metallics for electronic and optical applications.
Rice political scientist available to discuss Biden inauguration
Partisan politics prolong pandemic
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Fermi space telescope offers 'best look ever' at giant flare
Intense light from the April 2020 eruption of a neutron star in a nearby galaxy has given astronomers their first clear look at a type of gamma-ray burst known as a magnetar giant flare.
Flashing plastic ash completes recycling
Rice model offers help for new hips
Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable chemical
Rice ‘flashes’ new 2D materials
2D compound shows unique versatility
Simple bioreactor makes ‘gut check’ more practical
Rice University on winter break Dec. 23-Jan. 4