Nanotubes assemble! Rice introduces ‘Teslaphoresis’
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call “Teslaphoresis.”
Rice’s Kinder Institute’s 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston, now in its seventh year, will be released June 16. ...
For researchers at Rice, preparing for the next storm means looking beyond hurricanes alone. Flooding, extreme heat, aging infrastructure, housing pre...
Rice joins the Green Corridor with the Rice-FIFA Sustainable Ecologies Installation, a temporary public-facing exhibit located in the oak groves near ...
Ten years after a wave of student activism reshaped conversations about equity and belonging at Rice, a group of alumni will gather to reflect on the ...
Seventy-eight high school students from across the greater Houston area gathered at Rice last month for the annual Young Scholars Invent program, a ha...
As Houston prepares to welcome the world for FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice is making it easier than ever for prospective students, alumni, visitors and so...
Lineup includes 6 world premieres including 4 by Shepherd School students, Texas premiere of Aucoin and Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’...
Rice's DUNE Training ExperienCe recently completed its second year....
Rice researchers and collaborators developed a computational imaging method that uses a laser and a high-speed camera to capture complex scenes in thr...
As part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Bio-attribution Challenge, a team of Rice University computer scientists is building a comp...
Rice’s WaTER Institute hosted the 20th International Water Association Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, which brought tog...
Mark Harmon-Vaught will join Rice as associate vice president and chief of staff in the Office of the President. Harmon-Vaught is currently the chief ...
First worldwide survey of religion and science: No, not all scientists are atheists
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call “Teslaphoresis.”
JFK’s 1962 moon speech still appeals 50 years later
Few moments in Rice’s history are as well known or oft remarked upon as the 1962 speech in which President John F. Kennedy boldly declared, “We choose to go to the moon!”
The story behind Rice traditions
Every university has its traditions, and Rice University is no exception. O-Week, Beer Bike and Willy Week top the list of Rice’s most well-known traditions, but in the university’s nearly 100-year history, it’s only natural for a few others to have developed along the way.
Revolution with a salad spinner
A simple salad spinner will save lives this summer, if everything goes as planned by two Rice University undergraduates.
Rice study suggests people are more trusting of attractive strangers
Beware of strangers. Don’t judge a book by its cover. We repeat these timeworn adages without even thinking, but new research suggests we live by neither of them.
Nanotech pioneer, Nobel laureate Richard Smalley dead at 62
Nobel laureate Richard Smalley, co-discoverer of the buckyball, died from cancer in Houston. He was 62.