Engineering

Luminescent windows generate energy from inside and out

Rice engineers design and build windowpanes that redirect sunlight or illumination from indoors to edge-band solar cells.

Restaurant recommendation system wins Rice Datathon

A restaurant recommendation system to support small Houston businesses during the pandemic wins this year’s Rice Datathon.

New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code

Rice bioengineers harness the CRISPR/Cas9 system to program histones, the support proteins that wrap up and control human DNA, to manipulate gene activation and phosphorylation. The new technology enables innovative ways to find and manipulate genes and pathways responsible for diseases.

Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters

Rice engineers model hypothetical threats from toxins released when aboveground storage tanks fail during a storm.

Tune in to Datathon next weekend

The public is invited to look in upon Rice University’s third annual Datathon, sponsored by the Rice Data Science Club and the Data to Knowledge Lab.

Research could dramatically lower cost of electron sources

Rice University engineers have discovered technology that could slash the cost of semiconductor electron sources, key components in devices ranging from night-vision goggles and low-light cameras to electron microscopes and particle accelerators.

Brain-to-brain communication demo receives DARPA funding

Wireless linkage of brains may soon go to human testing with $8 million for preclinical demonstrations.

Journal celebrates SAFT at 30

People, papers and presentations

Rice model offers help for new hips

Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable chemical

2D compound shows unique versatility

Simple bioreactor makes ‘gut check’ more practical

Best of 2020: Single-pixel camera captures top honor

‘Soft’ nanoparticles give plasmons new potential

Bigger is not always better, but here’s something that starts small and gets better as it gets bigger.