Army touts Rice contribution to graphene collaboration
Rice's graphene research is making its presence felt in the U.S. Army’s work to develop applications using the single-atom-thick form of carbon.
Army touts Rice contribution to graphene collaboration
Rice's graphene research is making its presence felt in the U.S. Army’s work to develop applications using the single-atom-thick form of carbon.
Houston’s low-income neighborhoods bear the biggest burdens during catastrophic events — from damage to older homes during natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey and last year’s winter storm to economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic — according to a Harris County Community Services Department analysis prepared by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early Africans lived, traveled and interacted
A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others.
Yousif Shamoo honored for work as vice provost
Members of the Rice community came together Feb. 15 to honor Yousif Shamoo for his work as vice provost for research over the last seven years.
Xue Sherry Gao wins CAREER Award
Rice engineer Xue Sherry Gao has won a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to create versatile new toolkits for controlling gene expression.
Physicists harness electrons to make ‘synthetic dimensions’
Rice University physicists have learned to manipulate electrons in gigantic Rydberg atoms with such precision they can create “synthetic dimensions” where the system acts as if it had extra spatial dimensions, which are important tools for quantum simulations.
Inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows announced
The Provost’s Office and the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie) have announced the inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows, a program that will provide educational and financial support to the next generation of scientist- and engineer-led spinout ventures.
CPRIT supports work on combo cancer therapy
Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao is developing a three-pronged attack on solid cancer tumors. The research now has the support of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Environmental champions win Rice grants
The Rice University Sustainable Futures Fund backs six projects to help bolster the planet’s environmental health.
As time goes on, Americans are moving less often
Migration in the United States has been on a downward trend since the 1960s, according to new research from Rice University.
February freeze analyzed one year later
Last February’s severe winter storm caused sustained peaks in demand for electricity across Texas, triggering tremendous stress on the state’s power grid and widespread outages lasting days. Now a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy examines why the winter storm caused this deadly electricity supply crisis and how it could have been avoided.
Bacterial ‘bully’ could improve food production
Lactic acid bacteria that thrive in many organisms, including humans, employ a hybrid metabolism that combines respiration and fermentation to give it an advantage over competitors. Researchers say the discovery could lead to enhanced techniques for food and chemical production.
Rice announces plans to be carbon neutral by 2030
Rice President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches outlined the efforts in a message to the university community Feb. 11.
Rice to host international conference on scholarship of the paranormal March 3-6
“Opening the Archives of the Impossible” will also showcase collections housed in university library
Physicists find evidence of new quantum phase
Rice physicists collaborated on the discovery of a quantum phase that appears to break time-reversal symmetry.