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Making Catalytic Surfaces More Active To Help Decarbonize Fuels And Chemicals

A new approach increases the efficiency of chemical reactions that are key to many industrial processes.

Woven Nanotube Fibers Turn Heat into Power

Flexible thermoelectric generators could be useful way to make carbon ‘green’

Child Deaths During Pandemic Lowest on Record for England

The number of children in England who died fell to 3,067 between April 2020 – March 2021.

Fema Disaster Recovery Funds Favor White Entrepreneurs, Study Finds

Federal recovery funding after a disaster may disproportionally benefit white entrepreneurs, according to new research from Rice University’s Department of Sociology.

Trions Exhibit Novel Characteristics In Moiré Superlattices

New physics revealed by UC Riverside-led research could improve understanding of moiré superlattices

Researchers Design Sensors To Rapidly Detect Plant Hormones

SMART nanosensors are safer and less tedious than existing techniques for testing plants’ response to compounds such as herbicides.

'Cool' Kids in the Cosmos May Not Be So Unique

Stars scattered throughout the cosmos look different, but they may be more alike than once thought, according to Rice University researchers.

Rice Expert: Using Carbon Is Key to Decarbonizing Economy

Pasquali available for interviews about using nanomaterials to slash emissions

Using the Ancient Art of Kirigami to Make an Eyeball-like Camera

Curvy Adaptable Imaging Sensor Improves Image, Retains More Pixels

When Many Act as One, Data-Driven Models Can Reveal Key Behaviors

Rice bioengineers' tool uncovers individual origins of collective behavior

Concrete’s Role In Reducing Building And Pavement Emissions

MIT researchers find emissions of U.S. buildings and pavements can be reduced by around 50 percent even as concrete use increases.

Programmed Bacteria Have Something Extra

Rice chemists expand genetic code of E. coli to produce 21st amino acid, giving it new abilities

Ai Could Expand Healing with Bioscaffolds

Rice engineers use machine learning to speed bioscaffold development

Research Collaboration Puts Climate-Resilient Crops In Sight

MIT professors Dave Des Marais and Caroline Uhler combine plant biology and machine learning to identify genetic roots of plant responses to environmental stress.

Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Gives Longer Advance Warning of Ozone Issues

University of Houston Research Team Finds “Holy Grail” of Air Quality Forecasting

Decoded Genome Of Little-Known Disease Offers Hope For Citrus

Benign infection can potentially send medicine into plants

Biochar Helps Hold Water, Saves Money

Rice study shows sandy soils benefit most by retaining water, cutting irrigation needs

The Next Generation Of Glowing Plants

Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.

Odds Are Good for Unique 2d Compound

Perovskites synthesized at Rice University show potential for valleytronics applications

Targeted Tumors Attack Not-Innocent Bystanders

Rice-led project’s antibody-drug conjugate also kills non-targeted neighboring tumor cells