A new technique could improve the precision of atomic clocks and of quantum sensors for detecting dark matter or gravitational waves.
With FabO, PhD student Dishita Turakhia wants to empower students to learn digital fabrication by making video game objects and characters come alive.
Researchers have found a material that can perform much better than silicon. The next step is finding practical and economic ways to make it.
“Interpretability methods” seek to shed light on how machine-learning models make predictions, but researchers say to proceed with caution.
Single-shot spectroscopy techniques provide researchers with a new understanding of a mysterious light-driven process.
Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.
Nerve cells regulate and routinely refresh the collection of calcium channels that enable them to send messages across circuit connections.
Humans make decisions based on various sensory information which is integrated into a holistic percept by the brain.
Health issues and loss, social isolation and mental health problems – the pandemic has had a drastic effect on our society.
A unique fungus survives by 'bewitching' male flies into mating with dead female flies.
High Carrier Mobility in Cubic Boron Arsenide Offers Promise for Next-Gen Electronics
Rice neuroengineers use magnetic fields to activate neurons in fruit flies
Nanotube-embedded coating detects threats from wear and tear in large structures
Program identifies conserved SARS-CoV-2 peptides that could be used to develop vaccines
Rice chemists adapt instant process to make more valuable nanomaterials
Rice University bioscientists adapt CRISPR to trigger ‘silent’ genes in bacteria
A new study has found a rise in racial apathy — in other words, not caring about racial inequality — among young white adults.
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers analyzed the fundamental properties and structures of lung surfactant
A first-of-its-kind study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers reveals why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces.
With millions of plant and animal species scattered across every biome on the planet