2022

A scientist at the University of Southampton, whose pioneering work made possible the internet as we know it today, has been awarded a major international prize in Vietnam.Sir David Payne is a professor of photonics and director of the…

Rice University synthetic biologists have developed a new way to study a sensory system that salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens use to sicken millions of people each year.In pathogenic bacteria, the sensor PhoPQ turns on a cluster of…

Building new ties between the Texas electrical grid and the major grids in North America should be explored with strict regard to economics and reliability — leaving politics aside — according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker…

In appreciation of the Alexander family of Houston's longtime support of Jewish Studies in the School of Humanities and the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library, Rice will name the Houston Jewish History Archive the Joan and…

Hyderabad: SILICA's annual Design Quest event ended on a high note this year, with a successful run in both Mumbai and Pune with over 3000+ students and parents visiting and taking benefits from the event. The event, which aimed to…

How many rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are you wearing? How many are in your general vicinity?Flash-recycled anode particles as seen under through a scanning electron microscope. The particles are recovered from lithium-ion batteries…

CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers have developed a statistical approach that can characterize subsurface rock structure and detect petroleum and hydrocarbon reserves. The method proposed was successful…

Rice hosted more than 200 elementary, middle and high school students at Duncan Hall on Dec. 10 for the annual Fresh Start workshop, a collaboration between the National Society of Black Engineers, HP Inc., the Rice Office of STEM…

Ramamoorthy Ramesh, vice president for research, has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.The 2022 fellow class of 169 inventors hails from 110…

Rice University welcomed more than 80 students and 10 faculty members from Lone Star College and San Jacinto College in early December to learn more about its Take Flight STEM Pathway program.The partnership aims to expand education…