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Nanotube Fibers Stand Strong -- but for How Long?

Rice scientists calculate how carbon nanotubes and their fibers experience fatigue

Ultrathin Solar Cells Get a Boost

Rice lab finds 2D perovskite compound has the right stuff to challenge bulkier products

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Rice Lab First to Mimic Molecule Found in Poppies

Undergraduate leads synthesis of scarce extract, possible drug precursor

Prions May Channel Rna’s Messages

Models show aggregates and their monomers play role in channeling protein translation

Weak Bonds a Strength in Making Borophene

Rice theory shows potential to synthesize material on an insulator

Rice Lab Details Conditions to Decontaminate Disposable Masks

Heating PPE to the right degree kills 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 virus without degrading material

Rice Strategy Refines Genetic Base Editors

Approach improves avoidance of ‘bystander’ edits in CRISPR-base editor treatments

This Pyramid Scheme Could Be Helpful

Rice chemists discover mechanism in controlled growth of tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles

Anticorrosion Coating Sets New Benchmark

Rice engineers develop flexible, self-healing material to protect steel from the elements

Manganese Makes Its Mark in Drug Synthesis

Rice lab finds common metal more efficient at catalyzing pharma building blocks

Urban Mining for Metals Flashes Electronic Trash into Treasure

Flash Joule heating by Rice lab recovers precious metals from electronic waste in seconds

Corps of Engineers Funds Bid to ‘Flash’ Waste into Useful Materials

Grant to Rice enables expansion of discovery that produced graphene from food and plastic.

American Chemical Society Honors Gustavo Scuseria

Rice professor wins Award in Theoretical Chemistry for career of breakthroughs

Sex and the Symbiont: Can Algae Hookups Help Corals Survive?

Rice biologists’ discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now

Modern Simulations Could Improve Mris

Rice engineers find more efficient models to analyze contrast agents that find disease

For Some Peptides, Killing Bacteria an Inside Job

Rice chemists’ analysis advances research on alternatives to antibiotics

Docking Peptides, Slow to Lock, Open Possible Path to Treat Alzheimer’s

Frustration in amyloid fibrils as they form shows it may be possible to stop their growth

Nature’s Archive Reveals Atlantic Tempests Through Time

Paleo storm hunters at Rice need data to refine the record of history’s hurricanes

Double-Walled Nanotubes Have Electro-Optical Advantages

Rice calculations show they could be highly useful for solar panels

Sim Shows How Covid Virus Infects Cells

Rice, Northeastern computer models reveal new details of spike mechanism