Recently, physicists, computer scientists and software engineers from around the world gathered at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for the first hands-on workshop on Phlex, the next-generation software framework being developed for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).
Quantum gas microscope: Interactions in a 3-component Hubbard system can be precisely controlled
An international team of researchers from Germany, Thailand, India, China and the United States has created a three-component Hubbard system with tunable interactions in the laboratory.
Rice’s Xie honored with ACS-Moore Postdoctoral Bridge Award in Quantum Materials
Fang Xie, a postdoctoral fellow in Rice’s physics and astronomy department and Extreme Quantum Materials Alliance, has received the ACS-Moore Postdoctoral Bridge Award in Quantum Materials.
Rice breaks ground on the Arc in the Ion District, expanding Houston’s innovation ecosystem
Rice broke ground on the Arc in the Ion District, a nearly 200,000-square-foot research, corporate innovation and office building designed to bring researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and top talent together to accelerate innovation and move ideas from discovery to real-world application.
New CRISPR proteins expand editing access to heart disease genes
Rice's Han Xiao has used his AI-supported Sequence Display technology to expand the targeting abilities of CRISPR/Cas9.
‘Opening doors to exciting new research’: Rice professors receive DOE Early Career Awards
Two Rice professors have received a Department of Energy Early Career Award, which supports outstanding early-career scientists.
New Rice-led walks help locals observe nature’s calendar
Rice graduate students Lydia Cox, Aimi Kōchi and Hailey Smith, in collaboration with the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, are leading monthly walks to highlight the annual cycle of plants.
‘Rice needs to be part of this’: Astronaut Scholar Award endowed for Rice recipients
Benjamin Kwait-Gonchar, a senior majoring in biophysics and Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, received the first annual Rice University Astronaut Scholar Award.
Ancient fish, modern science: Rice researchers go fishing in Houston’s backyard
A few dozen miles from the Gulf of Mexico, in a river winding through the Houston area, a fish with a lineage stretching back tens of millions of years was waiting beneath the surface. When it took the bait, Rice University researchers got the chance to bring the specimen back to the lab.
Researchers create new database to track origins of water from space
Rice researchers have created a database of global water isotope data.
Rice Urban Sustainability Hackathon winners announced
The Rice Urban Sustainability Hackathon has announced its two winning teams.
Stitch by stitch, Rice sophomore found her way into French life
Adeline Thompson spent six weeks with her host family in Toulouse through Rice in France and came home seeing herself differently.
Rice researchers develop new way to quickly recycle electronic waste
Rice’s James Tour recently published an improved method to recover antimony from this electronic waste stream.
Career awards showcase layers of excellence in Rice science department
Three Rice faculty members from the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences have recently been honored with career awards, showcasing excellence at every stage of career.
Rice graduate student starts club to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Graduate student Sayuri Jayawardena has started a Rice chapter of Lifelong Learning with Friends.
