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Rice University geobiologist tapped for Antarctic drilling mission

Rice geobiologist Jeanine Ash is participating in an Antarctic mission that’s studying climate change.

Tangle no more, nanotubes

Rice scientists have developed an acid-based solvent that simplifies carbon nanotube processing.

Stroke analysis project wins Spring D2K Showcase

Deep learning can be a tool to help those who suffer strokes discover their risk of having another. That idea won the top capstone prize in the Spring D2K Showcase.

Breadboard wins Engineering Design Showcase

Breadboard’s hands-free electric longboard won the top prize in the George R. Brown Engineering Design Showcase.

‘It feels like walking into Versailles’: Rice’s new opera hall officially opens with Mozart's legendary ‘Don Giovanni’

After more than a year of anticipation, Rice University’s new Brockman Hall for Opera welcomed sold-out audiences April 14 and 16 for its first performances in person.

Lithium’s narrow paths limit batteries

Study suggests that lithium batteries would benefit from more porous electrodes with better-aligned particles that don’t limit lithium distribution.

Rice lab improves recipe for valuable chemical

Rice University theorists show why salt gives a significant speed boost to valuable 2D molybdenum disulfide, an effect they say may work for other 2D materials as well.

Inspired students make intubation more intuitive

Rice University engineering students develop a simplified, wireless video laryngoscope to help clinicians intubate patients before procedures or in an emergency.

Kaiyuan Yang wins NSF CAREER Award

Electrical and computer engineer Kaiyuan Yang wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide

Rice University chemists treat waste plastic to absorb carbon dioxide from flue gas streams more efficiently than current processes.

The story of Brockman Hall for Opera's one-of-a-kind space

When you walk into Rice University's new Brockman Hall for Opera, it's easy to be awestruck by its beauty and grandeur.

New Rice research: Tattoos not a turnoff for customers

Thinking of getting a tattoo but worried about consequences on the job? Maybe you shouldn’t be so concerned: New research from Rice University and the University of Houston finds that customers don’t necessarily look down on employees with tattoos – and in some settings, ink is seen as a plus.

Blood vessels are guides for stimulating implants

A wireless neurostimulator a little bigger than a grain of rice can be put in place alongside blood vessels to treat neurological diseases and chronic pain.

Graphene gets enhanced by flashing

Rice University scientists who developed the flash Joule heating process to make graphene have found a way to produce doped graphene to customize it for applications.

Rice's spectacular new opera hall to open with public events including community day, 'Don Giovanni'

As performance halls around the world open their doors again in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rice University's Shepherd School of Music will officially open the new Brockman Hall for Opera with a series of public events scheduled for next month.