Early Bird uses 10 times less energy to train deep neural networks
Rice engineers have found a way to train deep neural networks for a fraction of the energy required today. Their Early Bird method finds key network connectivity patterns early in training.
Tools for space are food for thought on Earth
Rice University student teams present their 3D tool database designs to NASA and help spread the word to high schoolers about the value of a STEM education.
2D sandwich sees molecules with clarity
A 2D platform of molybdenum, sulfur and selenium is adept at detecting biomolecules via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Its nonmetallic nature helps by curtailing background noise.
Rice engineer wins grant to study temperature and coronavirus
Rice mechanical engineer Daniel Preston wins a National Science Foundation grant to study the effect of varying temperatures on the lifetime of the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 research funds back six new initiatives
Grants to Rice faculty will support diagnostic, environmental and social projects.
2D oxide flakes pick up surprise electrical properties
Rice University researchers find evidence of piezoelectricity in lab-grown, two-dimensional flakes of molybdenum dioxide.
Mech major Cofer named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
The Jones College senior will joining 75 other scholars from 26 countries pursuing Ph.D.s at Stanford University.
Water-splitting module a source of perpetual energy
Rice University researchers have integrated high-efficiency solar cells and electrode catalysts into an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel.
Rice to offer minor in entrepreneurship
Rice, which has the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S., will now offer an undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship.
Rice graduate student wins Department of Energy fellowship
Justin Porter, a Rice mechanical engineering graduate student, has won a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
Rice engineers: Make wastewater drinkable again
Delivering water to city dwellers can become far more efficient, according to Rice University researchers who say it should involve a healthy level of recycled wastewater.
D2K Lab awards top teams at virtual showcase
A study to classify unlabeled electrocardiograms in adults won the top prize in this year’s Rice University Center for Transforming Data to Knowledge spring showcase.
Rice reacts to critical shortage of COVID-19 protective gear
Rice is responding to the critical shortage of COVID-19 protective gear with creativity, generosity and tenacity.
Rice wins federal grant to advance sickle cell disease therapy
A Rice University lab has won a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant to pursue gene-editing research it hopes will lead to a cure for sickle cell disease (SCD).
Researchers solve 'link discovery' problem for terahertz data networks
When you open a laptop, a router can quickly locate it and connect it to the local Wi-Fi network. That ability, known as link discovery, is a basic element of any wireless network, and now a team of engineering researchers from Rice University and Brown University has developed a way to do that with terahertz radiation, the high-frequency waves that could one day make for ultrafast wireless data transmission.
