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Zhambyl Shaikhanov holds a foil sheet used to create a metasurface for eavesdropping on 6G wireless signals

Eavesdroppers can hack 6G frequency with DIY metasurface

May 16, 2022

Rice engineers discovered 6G wireless “pencil beams” are vulnerable to eavesdroppers armed with DIY metasurfaces.

Rice University applied physics graduate student Catherine Arndt

Rice ‘metalens’ could disrupt vacuum UV market

May 5, 2022

Rice photonics researchers have created a potentially disruptive technology for the ultraviolet optics market.

Team Breadboard with first place project

Rice U. students develop sleek, hands-free electric longboard that accelerates, brakes as riders shift weight

May 2, 2022

Inventing a hands-free electric longboard was a passion project for the graduating Rice seniors on Team “Breadboard,” all avid longboarders and skateboarders. But rolling out of this year’s George R. Brown Engineering Design Showcase with the top prize was a welcome reward for all the long nights and bumps in the road the team worked through along the way.

Senior engineering design team Coke Boat Crackdown

Rice U. students reverse engineer drug-smuggling drone for US Coast Guard

May 2, 2022

An award-winning team of Rice University engineering students that includes three Rice football players has reverse engineered a robotic drug-smuggling semi-submersible to help the U.S. Coast Guard fight foreign drug cartels.

Teaching awards

Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service

April 25, 2022

Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.

Jacob Robinson and U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw at Crenshaw's fourth annual health care summit

Rep. Dan Crenshaw hosts health care summit

April 25, 2022

Neuroengineer Jacob Robinson discussed research at U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s fourth annual health care summit at Rice.

NSF Fellowship winners Take the Cake

NSF awards 38 Graduate Research Fellowships to Rice students

April 22, 2022

The National Science Foundation has awarded 38 Graduate Research Fellowships to Rice University students.

Spring D2K

Stroke analysis project wins Spring D2K Showcase

April 21, 2022

Deep learning can be a tool to help those who suffer strokes discover their risk of having another. That idea won the top capstone prize in the Spring D2K Showcase.

Karen Wang and Joseph Asfouri, Rice's 2022 Goldwater Scholarship winners

Breast cancer and nanoparticle research nets Karen Wang ’23 and Joseph Asfouri ’23 Goldwater Scholarships

April 11, 2022

Thanks to their groundbreaking research, McMurtry College junior Karen Wang and Sid Richardson College junior Joseph Asfouri were both recently awarded Goldwater Scholarships, America’s most prestigious awards for undergraduates studying natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.

Kaiyuan Yang

Kaiyuan Yang wins NSF CAREER Award

April 7, 2022

Electrical and computer engineer Kaiyuan Yang wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

prototype wireless nerve stimulator

Blood vessels are guides for stimulating implants

March 31, 2022

A wireless neurostimulator a little bigger than a grain of rice can be put in place alongside blood vessels to treat neurological diseases and chronic pain.

Lovett Hall at Rice University

US News grad school rankings give high marks to Rice programs

March 30, 2022

A total of 19 graduate programs at Rice University rank among the nation's top 25 in their categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”

The lensless Bio-FlatScope

Bio-FlatScope dives deep for useful data

March 3, 2022

The lensless Bio-FlatScope is a small, inexpensive camera to monitor biological activity that can’t be captured by conventional instruments. The device could eventually be used to look for signs of cancer or sepsis or become a valuable endoscopy tool.

Marcia O'Malley

Marcia O’Malley named AIMBE fellow

February 21, 2022

Rice mechanical engineer Marcia O’Malley has been named an AIMBE fellow in recognition of her contributions to rehabilitation robotics, haptics and robotic surgery.

Campus aerial

Environmental champions win Rice grants

February 16, 2022

The Rice University Sustainable Futures Fund backs six projects to help bolster the planet’s environmental health.

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