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Rice and UT chemists study nanohybrids

​​​​​​​More links aren’t necessarily better for hybrid nanomaterials

January 4, 2023

Chemists from Rice and the University of Texas have found more isn’t always better when it comes to packing charge acceptors atop nanocrystals.

Rice University engineers compare wastewater ‘snapshots’ to daylong composite samples and find snapshots lead to bias in testing for the presence of antibiotic-resistant genes.

Daylong wastewater samples yield surprises

December 19, 2022

Rice engineers find snapshots lead to bias in testing wastewater for antibiotic-resistant genes.

telltale signs of new stars revealed by JWST in the constellation Carina

Webb Space Telescope reveals previously shrouded newborn stars

December 16, 2022

Astronomers dove deep into the first images from the Webb Space Telescope and made a surprising discovery.

Ramamoorthy Ramesh

Ramesh, vice president for research, inducted as National Academy of Inventors Fellow

December 12, 2022

Ramamoorthy Ramesh, vice president for research, has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.

Rice University chemists use flash Joule heating to recover graphite anodes from spent lithium-ion batteries at a cost of about $118 per ton.

Rice flashes new life into lithium-ion anodes

December 12, 2022

Rice chemists use flash Joule heating to recover graphite anodes from spent lithium-ion batteries.

Rice University synthetic biology graduate student Maxwell Hunt holds a plate of glowing E. coli

Pathogenic sensor’s surprising capabilities revealed

December 12, 2022

Rice synthetic biologists have uncovered new capabilities of a genetically encoded sensor that allows salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens to sicken millions of people each year.

Rice University engineer Jamie Padgett is one of five United States researchers to be named a National Science Foundation BRITE Fellow.

Padgett named NSF BRITE Fellow

December 9, 2022

Rice University engineer Jamie Padgett is one of five United States researchers to be named a National Science Foundation BRITE Fellow.

PIcture of Jewish and Islamic religious symbols. Photo credit: 123rf.com

Religious violence increases anxiety among Muslims and Jews, even if they have never been personally targeted

December 5, 2022

Fear of hate crime looms especially large in the minds of Jews and Muslims, even if they have never been personally targeted, according to a new study from Rice University and West Virginia University.

Evelyn Tang

Evelyn Tang wins CAREER Award

December 2, 2022

Evelyn Tang, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and a member of Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

A Rice University lab is developing encapsulated cellular “drug factories” to treat patients with HIV through a once-a-year implant.

HIV ‘drug factory’ implant promises once-a-year therapy

December 2, 2022

A Rice University lab is developing encapsulated cellular “drug factories” to treat patients with HIV through a once-a-year implant.

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Rice, coalition of Texas universities ink historic library agreement with research publisher Elsevier

December 2, 2022

The Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA), a coalition of 44 Texas university libraries chaired by Rice University Vice Provost and University Librarian Sara Lowman, recently reached an agreement with leading science research publisher Elsevier to receive a significant discount on journal subscriptions and to revamp policies around open access and copyright ownership of research.

Eugene Ng, a Rice University professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Eugene Ng named IEEE Fellow

December 1, 2022

Eugene Ng, a professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, has been named an IEEE Fellow.

Two renowned Rice professors and a longtime backer win 2023 IEEE Awards.

IEEE honors Kavraki, Richards-Kortum, Truchard

November 30, 2022

Two renowned Rice University professors and a longtime backer have won prestigious honors in the 2023 IEEE Awards.

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Tropical wildlife follow the same daily patterns worldwide

November 29, 2022

A massive study of rainforest species across three regions of the world finds striking similarities in how animals spend their days.

Rice University scientists learn to predict how crystals take shape from their internal chemistry, even when the crystal lacks symmetry.

A crystal shape conundrum is finally solved

November 28, 2022

Rice researchers learn to predict how crystals take shape from their internal chemistry, even when the crystal lacks symmetry.

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