Rice chemists skew the odds to prevent cancer
A theoretical framework by Rice University scientists shows how to increase the odds of identifying cancer-causing mutations before tumors take hold. They demonstrate that only a few energetically favorable pathways are likely to lead to cancer.
Eavesdroppers can hack 6G frequency with DIY metasurface
Rice engineers discovered 6G wireless “pencil beams” are vulnerable to eavesdroppers armed with DIY metasurfaces.
Sophisticated fluid mechanics model is on a roll
Engineers at Rice and Waseda universities produce a video simulation to illustrate the complex aerodynamics around a moving car and its tires.
Computational sleuthing confirms first 3D quantum spin liquid
Physicists have confirmed the first 3D quantum spin liquid, a solid material with a liquidlike magnetic state.
Crystal study may resolve DNA mystery
Rice University bioscientists have uncovered a tiny detail that could help understand how DNA replicates with such astounding accuracy.
Resilient Class of 2022 celebrates degrees earned, lessons learned at Leebron’s final commencement
Over two days of festivities, Rice’s 109th commencement celebrated a resilient class of undergraduate and graduate students, most of whom spent the majority of their Rice careers under the specter of COVID-19. The final May 7 ceremony marked the first universitywide commencement in three years.
Daniel Preston wins NSF CAREER Award
Daniel Preston wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop textile-based wearable robots.
Rice ‘metalens’ could disrupt vacuum UV market
Rice photonics researchers have created a potentially disruptive technology for the ultraviolet optics market.
Rice creates major in sport analytics to offer training in rapidly expanding field
Sport analytics, the subject of the hit movie “Moneyball” and the book of the same name , has transformed the way professional and college teams scout and evaluate potential players.
Rice Architecture faculty among New York’s finest
Rice Architecture's Wortham Fellows are among recipients of this year's Architectural League of New York Prize for Young Architects.
Subtle racial slights at work cause job dissatisfaction, burnout for Black employees
Black employees face a host of subtle verbal, behavioral and environmental slights related to their physical appearance, work ethic, integrity and more, causing job dissatisfaction and burnout, according to a new study from Rice University.
Hailed as “wonderful leaders” and “a positive force for Rice,” President David Leebron and his wife, Y. Ping Sun, were celebrated with a gala at the Ion April 29 honoring nearly two decades of service to a university that, as one attendee put it, “is better for all they have invested in our institution.”
Rice process aims to strip ammonia from wastewater
Engineers develop a high-performance nanowire catalyst that pulls ammonia and solid ammonia (fertilizer) from nitrate in wastewater.
Dogtrot destined to help solve housing issues
Rice Architecture Construct shows off its Auxiliary ADU, an energy-efficient accessory dwelling unit in Houston’s First Ward.
Houston birdwatcher turned to listening in the pandemic
A Rice geologist’s birding hobby branched out into citizen science during the pandemic.
