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- Rice University Prof: Biden’s $433 Billion Incentives for Clean Energy aren’t Enough Mon, 22 Aug 22, 3:00pmDoes anyone even pretend anymore that Biden's "Inflation Reduction Act" has anything to do with inflation?
- Geothermal technology has enormous potential to power the planet and Fervo wants to tap it Fri, 30 Apr 21, 11:43pmTapping the geothermal energy stored beneath the Earth’s surface as a way to generate renewable power is one of the new visions for the future that’s captured the attention of environmentalists and oil and gas...
- Bottling the world’s coldest plasma Sun, 7 Mar 21, 9:00pmLaser-cooled plasma-in-a-bottle could answer questions about the sun, fusion power RICE UNIVERSITY Research News HOUSTON – (March 1, 2021) – Rice University physicists have discovered a way to trap the…
- Deep dive for dark matter may aid all of data science Thu, 26 Sep 19, 7:00pmNational Science Foundation backs Rice-led effort to create science-aware artificial intelligence Rice University HOUSTON — (Sept. 18, 2019) — A Rice University scientist and his colleagues are booting their search...
- Scientists develop tiny robots that drill into cancer cells to kill them Tue, 5 Sep 17, 10:13pmTiny new robots are proving to be life-saving tools in the fight against cancer. As first reported in the journal Nature, scientists at Durham University in England, in collaboration with researchers at Rice and North Carolina...
- The US could realize its 2030 emissions targets as early as this year Tue, 5 Jul 16, 10:58pmAfter analyzing recent Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, a professor from Rice University realized the U.S. could potentially realize its 2030 emissions targets as early as this year. Coal's downslide combined...
- Light-powered nano-submarines could deliver medicine inside the body Fri, 18 Dec 15, 5:51amA team from Rice University has created a single-molecule, submersible machine that could one day be used to target medications toward specific parts of the body...
- Rice Architecture Students Design Interactive Sculpture That Creatively Eavesdrops Across Campus Thu, 9 Oct 14, 1:30amMost college students see contemporary sculpture as puzzling landmarks--useful only as visual markers and not to be touched. Rice University's recently installed Soundworm! sculpture, however, rejects that stereotype. Made...
- New Supermaterial Carbyne is the World’s Strongest Material, Beats Out Graphene and Diamond Thu, 22 Aug 13, 12:00amCarbyne could be stronger that Graphene (pictured above). (cc) AlexanderAlUS/CORE Materials A new research paper published on Arxiv describes in detail the properties of Carbyne, a supermaterial that is stronger than graphene...
- New Supermaterial Carbyne May Beat Out Graphene and Diamond as the World’s Strongest Material Wed, 21 Aug 13, 11:46pmCarbyne could be stronger that Graphene (pictured above). (cc) AlexanderAlUS/CORE Materials A new research paper published on Arxiv describes in detail the properties of Carbyne, a supermaterial that is stronger than graphene...
- Rice University Develops Solar Steam Sanitizer For Developing World Wed, 24 Jul 13, 1:30amOver two billion people on the planet lack access to adequate sanitation. That means dirty water, disease, and contaminated medical supplies. Without access to proper infrastructure providing plumbing or electricity, finding...
- The Baker Institute Climate Embarrassment Sat, 1 Jun 13, 4:59amGuest essay by Rob Bradley Rice’s Baker Institute Climate Embarrassment (Sass’s ad hominem response to Rep. Smith) “The Baker Institute has some truing up to do in the multi-disciplinary field of climate...
- Rice University Students Create Energy-Generating PediPower Shoes Wed, 22 May 13, 5:00amA group of Rice University mechanical engineering students recently created a pair of energy-generating shoes that are able to create and store electricity with every step...
- Study: plate tectonics modulates volcanic activity, which in turn modulates climate forcings Fri, 8 Feb 13, 7:01pmFrom Rice University comes this study that tries to equate an analog circuit component onto a climate forcing component. It is an interesting approach. The idea that plate tectonics serves to modulate episodic volcanic activity...
- New Research Shows that Graphene Oxide Can Easily Clean Toxins from Radioactive Water Tue, 15 Jan 13, 7:00amPhoto via Shutterstock When it comes to cleaning up radioactive materials after a spill, scientists need to get pretty creative. From robots to bacteria, anything that will remove dangerous radiation from the environment...