Rusting iron can be its own worst enemy
Atom-level simulations reveal the reason iron rusts in supposedly “inert” supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. Trace amounts of water can cause a reaction at the interface between iron and the fluid, prompting the formation of corrosive chemicals.
When graphene speaks, scientists can now listen
Brothers working in a lab at Rice University discover that sound can be used to analyze the properties of laser-induced graphene in real time.
New models assess bridge support repairs after earthquakes
Civil engineers develop a computational modeling strategy to help plan effective repairs to damaged reinforced concrete columns.
A musical talent that shimmers
For many students, the focus of their first semester in college is on navigating a new chapter of their lives.
Rice joins Houston in celebrating legacy of MLK
President Leebron and Provost DesRoches rode in the 44th Annual Original MLK Day Parade Jan. 17
Halting antibiotic resistance is a little less futile
Rice University bioscientists develop a microfluidic platform for high-throughput studies of how bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance.
NSF funds Rice effort to measure, preserve quantum entanglement
Rice University physicist Guido Pagano has won a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study quantum entanglement and develop new error-correcting tools for quantum computation.
Rice research shows childhood abuse can lead to poor stress management, worse health in adults
People who suffer abuse or neglect as children may have trouble managing stress later in life, a problem that’s linked to a host of negative health conditions, according to new research from Rice University.
Lost birds and mammals spell doom for some plants
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers have gauged how biodiversity loss of birds and mammals will impact plants’ chances of adapting to human-induced climate warming.
Rice wins NEH grant to create digital database of Atlantic slave trade
Grant will further enhance Rice’s reputation as a center for Africa and African diaspora studies, digital humanities
Moody makes ‘Soundwaves’ for its spring show
Exhibition kicks off year of programming for art center’s fifth anniversary
CAAAS lectures call for moral leadership in turbulent times
Robert Michael Franklin Jr., Marla Frederick, Lerone Martin and others to speak this semester at Rice
Migrating holes help catalysts be productive
A theoretical model suggests electron holes that propagate at active sites on a catalyst migrate, triggering other sites that continue the process.
New book explores why mothers stay after their Houston neighborhoods flood over and over
When floodwaters recede, what ultimately convinces mothers to move their families or stay put?
Earth isn’t ‘super’ because the sun had rings before planets
Before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings — bands of dust and gas similar to Saturn’s rings — that likely played a role in Earth’s formation, according to a new study.
