Scientists develop tiny robots that drill into cancer cells to kill them
Tiny new robots are proving to be life-saving tools in the fight against cancer. As first reported in the journal...
The US could realize its 2030 emissions targets as early as this year
After analyzing recent Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, a professor from Rice University realized...
Rice Architecture Students Design Interactive Sculpture That Creatively Eavesdrops Across Campus
Most college students see contemporary sculpture as puzzling landmarks--useful only as visual markers and not to...
Rice University's Carbon Nanotube Paint Turns Any Surface Into A Solar Battery
Carbon nanotubeshave been used in everything from energy-free lights to oil spill clean-up technology, and nowa...
New Supermaterial Carbyne is the World's Strongest Material, Beats Out Graphene and Diamond
A new research paper published on Arxiv describes in detail the properties of Carbyne, a supermaterial that is...
Rice University Students Create Energy-Generating PediPower Shoes
A group of Rice University mechanical engineering students recently created a pair of energy-generating shoes that...
New Research Shows that Graphene Oxide Can Easily Clean Toxins from Radioactive Water
When it comes to cleaning up radioactive materials after a spill, scientists need to get pretty creative. From...
Scientists Invent a Battery Powered by an Ancient Red Dye Made from Madder Roots
This holiday season, it is almost a sure thing that one of the gifts you will receive will require a battery. Instead...
Scientists Create New Solar Energy Technology That Creates Steam From Icy Cold Water
Solar technology is beginning to heat up, thanks to researchers at Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP)....
Floating Archipelago of Self-Sufficient Man-Made Islands Wins 2012 Odebrecht Award
The Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development awarded Rice University students Joanna Luo, Weijia Song, and Alexander...
Twilight Epiphany Skyspace by James Turrell Suspends Time and Space With LEDs in Houston
[gallery_extend] Turrell worked with Thomas Phifer and Partners as well as Linbeck contractors to realize...
Rice University's New LEED Gold Dorms Feature Prefab Bathroom Pods
[gallery_extend] The new dormitories expanded the undergraduate accommodations by 30% back in 2009....
Rice University Uses Graphite to Make Water Filtering "Super-Sand"
[youtube width="537" height="344"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nfddpRfEq0[/youtube] Having clean water is...
Researchers Make Graphene Out of Ordinary Table Sugar
The manufacturing industry is always looking for new sustainable materials to build from. So far, they have looked...
Students Transform Salad Spinner Into Life-Saving Centrifuge
When's the last time you heard of a salad spinner that saves lives? Two Rice University students have transformed...
