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Texas Leads Afghan Refugee Resettlement but Challenges Remain, Say Baker Institute Experts

Texas has led American efforts for resettling Afghan evacuees, but arriving in the United States is merely the beginning of the resettlement process, and integration challenges are especially pronounced for Afghan women refugees, according to a new brief by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Tangle No More, Nanotubes

Rice lab’s solvent simplifies industrial 3D, roll-to-roll carbon nanotube printing and more

Lithium’s Narrow Paths Limit Batteries

Rice study suggests stress among misaligned particles in typical cathodes limits flow

Rice Lab Improves Recipe for Valuable Chemical

Study details why 2D molybdenum disulfide formation gets a speed boost from salt

Treated Plastic Waste Good at Grabbing Carbon Dioxide

Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master

Blood Vessels Are Guides for Stimulating Implants

Wireless nerve stimulator about the size of a rice grain could treat chronic pain, diseases

Graphene Gets Enhanced by Flashing

Rice process customizes one-, two- or three-element doping for applications

Don’t Underestimate Undulating Graphene

Rice theorists show unique electronics made possible by wavy patterns that channel electrons

Wind, Solar Could Replace Coal Power in Texas

Rice study shows how proposed projects could eliminate need for coal, drastically cut pollution

Stem Cell-Derived Model Offers Insights on Gene Activity and Addiction

Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated that neuron-like cells derived from human stem cells can serve as a model for studying changes in the nervous system associated with addiction.

Quantifying Cognitive Decline in Dogs Could Help Humans With Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have found that a suite of complementary tests can quantify changes in dogs suspected of suffering from cognitive decline.

Researchers Conduct First Assessment of Metabolites in African Savanna Elephants

North Carolina State University researchers have conducted the first assessment of metabolites in African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana), an important step in understanding the relationship between metabolism and health in these endangered animals.

Sugar Aversion Hampers Cockroach Coupling

A new study from North Carolina State University shows the behavioral mechanism behind a sweet cockroach mating ritual that takes a bitter turn, resulting in rejected males.

What Caused This Megatooth Shark’s Massive Toothache?

Did the world’s largest prehistoric shark need an orthodontist, or did it just have a bad lunch?

Chicken Vaccination Shows Benefits for Nutrition, Growth in Kenyan Children

Vaccinating household chicken flocks can increase availability and consumption of eggs and meat, leading to better growth of young children in agriculture-dependent families in rural Kenya.

Artificial Intelligence System Rapidly Predicts How Two Proteins Will Attach

The machine-learning model could help scientists speed the development of new medicines.

How Omicron Escapes From Antibodies

A computational study shows that dozens of mutations help the virus’ spike protein evade antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2.

Grant Awarded to Improve Animal Welfare

Associate professor of biology, Marlo Jeffries, and co-PI Dalton Allen (M.S. Biology 2021, Ph.D. Biology 2024) were awarded a $10,164 grant from the American Association of Laboratory Animal Sciences (AALAS) to support portions of Allen's dissertation work that aims to determine whether toxicological tests that feature marine fish embryos or invertebrates can replace those that use marine fish larvae.

Washington State Minorities Die at Younger Ages from Opioids Than Whites

While opioid-use cuts across socio-economic boundaries, racial and ethnic minorities in Washington state are more likely to suffer fatal overdoses earlier in their lives than non-Hispanic white residents, according to a recent study.