Engineering

Fluidic circuits add analog options for controlling soft robots

Soft robotics researchers from Rice and Harvard have created a nonelectronic control system that uses air to process information.

RNA-editing tool a fast, sensitive test for COVID-19

Researchers at Rice University and the University of Connecticut modify a gene editing tool to serve as a highly sensitive diagnostic test for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Wehmeyer team receives $1.5 million NSF grant

A team of researchers headed by Geoff Wehmeyer, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rice, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program to support work on large-scale materials made from oriented carbon nanotubes.

Relaying research

On Sept. 15, Rice’s School of Social Sciences hosted the semester’s first “Research Relay,” providing an informal setting to allow faculty to learn about each other’s research, promote informal discussions and stimulate collaborations.

Solvent study solves solar cell durability puzzle

Rice engineers simplify the manufacture of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells.

COVID-19 amplified hardship for many Harvey victims

A study shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative.

Rice rises to No. 15 in US News rankings

Rice has risen to No. 15 among the nation’s top universities ranked in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook.

Optical rule was made to be broken

Engineers at Rice University find a way to identify nanophotonic materials with the potential to improve screens for virtual reality and 3D displays along with optical technologies in general.

Rice mourns longtime engineering professor Marc Robert

Marc Robert, a professor in Rice's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for 38 years, died Sept. 2 at age 72.

NSF awards $15 million to Rice, partners to create southwest hub

The founding partners of the National Science Foundation Southwest I-Corps Node, co-established by Rice University, have been awarded a $15 million grant to form a hub that will expand the partnership to five additional universities.

Three NSF grants support future of wireless

Rice engineer Ashu Sabharwal is part of three new National Science Foundation-backed projects to advance future generations of wireless communications.

Wearables take ‘logical’ step toward onboard control

Rice University engineers design fluidic logic into garments to help people with functional limitations perform tasks without electronic assistance.

NSF grant supports ballot integrity research

Rice computer scientists are part of team that is studying the robustness and security of election systems that read hand-marked paper ballots.

ROBE Array could let small companies access popular form of AI

A breakthrough by Rice computer scientists could allow more labs and companies to use artificial intelligence.

Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.