Rice mechanical engineers and Baylor College of Medicine neurosurgeons have identified simple changes to surgical tools that could reduce strain on the esophagus and potentially lower the risk of swallowing difficulties after neck surgery.
Rice joins Department of Energy’s Quantum Science Center
Rice has joined the U.S. Department of Energy Quantum Science Center.
Rice study explores blue carbon financing for Texas coastal protection
Rice researchers will investigate whether carbon credits could provide a new source of funding for a major coastal erosion and wetland protection project along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Galveston County.
Study finds carbon capture and storage could help curb emissions from AI-driven data center boom
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of data centers.
Rice’s SSPEED Center helped shape coastal recreation vision now before Congress
A coastal resilience vision that launched more than 15 years ago through Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center has reached a major milestone through the introduction of the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act.
Rice and NASA launch world’s first open-source remote space robotics simulator
Researchers at NASA and Rice have launched the the world’s first open-source dynamic simulation environment to develop robots used in space vehicles and indoor space habitats.
Rice graduate lands coveted role driving Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
Taylor Schultz, who graduated this spring with a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering and served as president of Duncan College, was selected as one of just 12 recent graduates nationwide to become an official Oscar Mayer “Hotdogger.”
New detector design has potential to expand search for dark matter
Rice researchers’ detector concept uses engineered semiconductor materials to search for axions in a range of possible masses that has remained difficult to probe with existing experiments.
Researchers create moisture-driven tech that powers green batteries — and dissolves spy gear
Researchers from Rice and North Carolina State University have created a nontoxic, stretchable battery that operates by extracting moisture from the ambient environment.
Rice President DesRoches elected to National Academy of Construction
The National Academy of Construction has elected Rice President Reginald DesRoches as one of 45 new members in its Class of 2026.
Listening through a network: A new view of how the cochlea processes sound
Rice researchers developed a new way to model how the cochlea processes incoming sound using graph signal processing, which could shed light on what happens as hearing deteriorates with age and make possible better assistive technologies for people with hearing loss.
Rice researchers develop shape-shifting surface for next-generation human-machine interaction
A team of engineers at Rice and Kyung Hee University has developed a soft, shape-shifting mechanical surface that can respond to touch, sense its own movements and visually communicate changes in real time.
Rice researchers automate defect detection in diamond, other advanced semiconductors
Rice researchers have developed a high-throughput method to measure the quality of diamond and other wide-bandgap semiconductor materials, providing rapid feedback for improving crystal growth and device reliability.
At VivaTech, Rice turns lab-born ideas into transatlantic partnerships
The university’s second appearance at Europe’s largest tech event paired seven startups with new research ties to France and Germany.
How do bilingual brains navigate between languages? Scientists discover ‘geometric neural map’
A new study by researchers at Rice and Baylor reveals that the brain maintains a geometric neural “map” for meaning that allows multilingual speakers to express themselves across languages.