Rice joins national team studying how energy moves through materials
Rice materials scientists Boris Yakobson and Ming Tang are part of a multi-university team selected for a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative award from the Office of Naval Research.
Researchers at Rice produced graphene by replicating Edison's 1879 light bulb experiments.
Newly identified protein dark energy provides insight into form vs function in protein structure
Rice researchers and collaborators recently published a paper describing the “dark energy” found in the structural protein universe.
Rice's SynthX Center has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
Rice researchers awarded Hill Prize in Engineering for light-driven ammonia synthesis
Rice’s Naomi Halas, Peter Nordlander and Hossein Robajatzi have been awarded the 2026 Hill Prize in Engineering for their work advancing light-driven technologies for sustainable ammonia synthesis.
Brus, Rice alumnus and Nobel laureate, passes away at 82
Rice is mourning the loss of Louis Brus ’65, a visionary alumnus and Nobel Prize laureate who passed away peacefully Jan. 9.
Rice researchers uncover the hidden physics of knot formation in fluids
A team of researchers at Rice, Georgetown University and the University of Trento in Italy has uncovered a surprising physical mechanism that explains how a single filament can form a knot while sinking through a fluid under strong gravitational forces.
How AI can help detect disease and accelerate medical breakthroughs
As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly prominent role in decoding DNA, tracking pathogens and accelerating drug discovery, the line between real capability and hype can be unclear. Rice experts can provide clear, technically grounded perspectives on how these tools are meaningfully advancing disease detection, public health preparedness and treatment design.
Rice establishes Amyloid Research Center to tackle neurodegenerative diseases
Rice has launched the Amyloid Mechanism and Disease Center, a new campus hub dedicated to uncovering the molecular origins of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other amyloid-related diseases.
Two-step flash Joule heating method recovers lithium‑ion battery materials quickly and cleanly
A Rice research team has developed a process that rapidly separates lithium and transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. The method provides an acid-free, energy-saving alternative to conventional recycling techniques,
Rice launches Brain Institute to accelerate discoveries in brain science and health
Rice has announced the creation of the Rice Brain Institute, an ambitious, interdisciplinary hub that unites faculty members across campus, including engineering, natural sciences and social sciences, to tackle one of humanity’s most complex and promising frontiers: the brain.
Lighting up life: Rice scientists develop glowing sensors to track cellular changes as they happen
Researchers at Rice have engineered living cells to use a 21st amino acid that illuminates protein changes in real time.
Rice study reveals Parkinson’s protein clumps rob brain cells of vital energy
A new study has revealed that protein clumps associated with Parkinson’s can actively drain energy from brain cells.
Xiao receives David W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
Rice’s Han Xiao has been awarded the David W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry.
Rice faculty recognized for national awards in inaugural ceremony
President Reginald DesRoches and Provost Amy Dittmar welcomed winners of highly prestigious and prestigious awards to the Brockman Hall for Opera to celebrate Rice faculty excellence. On Oct. 6, Rice honored those faculty who have earned prestigious and highly prestigious awards, defined as such by the Organization of the National Research Council and the Association of American Universities.
