Chip simplifies COVID-19 testing, delivers results on a phone
February 25, 2021
Programmed magnetic nanobeads paired with an off-the-shelf cellphone and plug-in diagnostic tool can diagnose COVID-19 in 55 minutes or less.
Theory could accelerate push for spintronic devices
February 25, 2021
A theory by Rice scientists could boost spintronics, a key to creating faster and more powerful electronic devices, including quantum computers.
Farmers in developing countries can protect both profits and endangered species
February 23, 2021
HOUSTON – (Feb. 23, 2021) – Low-income livestock farmers in developing countries are often faced with a difficult dilemma: protect their animals from endangered predators, or spare the threatened species at the expense of their livestock and livelihood.
When the going gets tough, Lovett gets going
February 22, 2021
After a major winter storm hit Texas last week, Lovett College residents wasted no time in assembling to take care of their community.
Rice's Yingyan Lin receives NSF CAREER Award
February 22, 2021
Rice engineer Yingyan Lin has won a National Science CAREER Award to help close the gap between fast “deep learning” algorithm advances and slow accelerator development.
February 22, 2021
Take a video tour of the newest residential college on campus.
‘Women in Criminal Justice’ panel explores overlooked segments of incarcerated population
February 22, 2021
The Feb. 26 online conversation will convene reform advocates from across Texas.
Campaign promises more likely to be kept by governments run by women, research shows
February 22, 2021
Campaign promises more likely to be kept by governments run by women, research shows
DARPA backs Rice sensor to detect COVID-19 virus in air
February 22, 2021
Researchers receive funding for up to $1 million to develop a real-time electronic sensor able to detect minute amounts of the airborne virus that causes COVID-19 infection.
Study could explain tuberculosis bacteria paradox
February 22, 2021
Tuberculosis bacteria have evolved to remember stressful encounters and react quickly to future stress, according to a study by computational bioengineers at Rice University and infectious disease experts at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
Laura Segatori named AIMBE fellow
February 19, 2021
Rice bioengineer Laura Segatori has been named a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
UTHealth, Rice advance oral cancer immunotherapy
February 18, 2021
Researchers at Rice and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston develop a hydrogel that could destroy oral cancer tumors.
Haotian Wang named Sloan Research Fellow
February 17, 2021
Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang has been selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.
‘Power Flower’ blooms as Bowdoin’s debut work of Rice Public Art
February 15, 2021
VADA professor’s sculpture is one of four new pieces acquired for campus art program.
Kennedy Institute adds data scientist for COVID-19 research
February 15, 2021
Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute is collaborating with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on data science research into long-term outcomes and improved treatment methods for COVID-19.