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Rice students develop an award-winning adaptive exercise harness for astronauts to use in space

June 11, 2025

A team of Rice engineering students has designed an innovative space exercise harness that won this year's Technology Collaboration Center’s Wearables Workshop and University Challenge. Their design answered a challenge posed by the HumanWorks Lab and Life Science Labs at NASA and Johnson Space Center.

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Rice students win top prize in global design contest with cutting-edge haptic wristband

June 10, 2025

Rice student engineers have earned top international honors for a novel device that could redefine how humans interact with virtual environments.

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Rice students chart a new course for autonomous sailboat fleets

June 2, 2025

In a corner of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats.

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‘Unwavering determination’: Rice Wind Energy takes second place at national Collegiate Wind Competition

May 29, 2025

Rice’s student-led Rice Wind Energy team soared to new heights this year, clinching second place overall at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition.

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New leash on life: Rice students design haptic vest for blind dogs

May 28, 2025

A team of engineering students at Rice designed an innovative wearable vest that helps blind dogs safely navigate their surroundings.

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From Rice to orbit: Student engineers build safer, low-cost satellite thruster

May 21, 2025

A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites.

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Rice researchers engineer personalized treatments for movement impairments

May 20, 2025

Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, limb amputation, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and cancer is a leading cause of disability.

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Lydia Kavraki named University Professor, the highest faculty distinction at Rice

May 20, 2025

In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic rank. She becomes only the 11th person and the third woman in the university’s 112-year history to earn this prestigious title.

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Cushion Queens bring comfort to the commute: Rice students design mechanotherapeutic seat for bus drivers

May 19, 2025

Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenger safety is often in the spotlight, the health and well-being of drivers who spend long hours behind the wheel is frequently overlooked.

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Bao wins Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award

May 16, 2025

Rice's Gang Bao has been selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers for his sustained contributions to the mechanics of composites, cell mechanics and nanomedicine.

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A new wearable removes the guesswork from breastfeeding

May 14, 2025

While breastfeeding offers numerous benefits for both mother and baby, one challenge has persisted: It’s nearly impossible to know how much milk a baby is consuming.

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Powered by play: Engineering students blend circuits, code and imagination

May 5, 2025

Everywhere you turned at the final showcase for Design of Mechatronic Systems, something moved, danced, blinked or spun.

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Senior Spotlight: Arthus Morrison de la Bassetiere ’25

May 2, 2025

Arthus Morisson de la Bassetiere, a senior mechanical engineering major and men’s tennis player from Reims, France, has his sights set far beyond the court — he wants to be one of the first French people to walk on the moon.

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National Academy of Sciences elects Lydia Kavraki as a member

April 30, 2025

Lydia Kavraki, a leading researcher in robotics, computational biomedicine and artificial intelligence at Rice, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s foremost professional societies dedicated to honoring achievement in science and outstanding original research.

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Revolutionizing touch: Researchers explore the future of wearable multisensory haptic technology

March 25, 2025

Recently, a team of experts, including Rice’s Marcia O’Malley and Daniel Preston, published an in-depth review in Nature Reviews Bioengineering analyzing the current state of wearable multisensory haptic technology, outlining its challenges, advancements and real-world applications.

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