Rice lab’s flash Joule heating extracts valuable elements from fly ash, bauxite residue, electronic waste
Rice and Waseda engineers’ sophisticated simulation shows how blood flows through the heart
Rice lab’s RAMBO reveals unexpected influence on compound’s crystal lattice
Bioengineer Gang Bao wins grant to reach deep tumors with three-pronged strategy
Rice University lab manipulates ultracold Rydberg atoms to mimic quantum interactions
Rice immunotherapy treatment could begin human clinical trials this year
University chemists find surface interactions could be tunable at the single-protein level
Kinesiology program shows physical, mental benefits all around in small study
A signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether a pregnancy may end too early. Such a test could help prevent premature births and the many resulting health impacts on infants by alerting medical providers to the need for early intervention measures.
North Carolina State University researchers found that four new designs for shelters to protect firefighters trapped in wildfires could increase the survival time inside the shelter compared with the current industry standard. In lab simulations of wildfire burn-overs –
Researchers found evidence of a causal link between natural gas flaring and increases in hospital visits for respiratory health.
North Carolina State University researchers show that the shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how parasites are transmitted to bees, an important consideration for declining populations of our prodigious pollinators.
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that can kill grapevines and damage other crops, has a chance of first reaching the wine-producing counties of California in five years, according to a new analysis from North Carolina State University researchers.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities, as well as how powerful the charging stations can be without placing an undue burden on the local power grid.
North Carolina State University researchers found they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates using a proposed new textile-based filter that combines cotton fabric and an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase – one of nature’s tools for speeding chemical reactions.
Mosquitofish and guppies, though known to be cannibalistic in captivity, are extremely unlikely to be cannibals in wild settings, and the rare instances of cannibalism in these fish are likely due to strong competition for food.
The sticky patch could be quickly applied to repair gut leaks and tears.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and withdrawal symptoms, according to a pair of studies led by Washington State University scientists.
In a study that offers hope for human dieters, rats on a 30-day diet who exercised intensely resisted cues for favored, high-fat food pellets.
Young adults who were at risk of food insecurity had increased incidence of diabetes 10 years later, according to a Washington State University study.