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A scanning electron microscope image shows spherical particles in type C fly ash used by Rice University engineers to make cementless binder for concrete. Courtesy of the Multiscale Materials Laboratory

Cementless fly ash binder makes concrete ‘green’

Invention June 18, 2018

Using fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, Rice University scientists have developed a cementless and environmentally friendly composite binder. In excess of 20 billion tons...

Scientists led by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Rice University have created a general scaling law to help tune the electronic properties of 2D perovskite-based materials for optoelectronic devices. (Credit: Jean-Christophe Blancon/Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Scientists go deep to quantify perovskite properties

Technology June 9, 2018

Led by Rice University and Los Alamos National Laboratory, a recent study offers new insights on electronic properties in quantum-scale devices that are likely to impact...

Förster resonance energy transfer can measure the distance between two probes during the dynamic movement of a protein. The Observable-driven Design of Effective Molecular Models method developed by scientists at Rice University can adjust a protein model to improve the agreement between experimental data and simulated results. (Credit: Illustration by Clementi Research Group/Rice University)

Simpler model gets to the point with proteins

Technology June 6, 2018

Rice University have recently developed Observable-driven Design of Effective Molecular Models (ODEM), that can more accurately regenerate experimental results with simple coarse-grained models used to simulate...

New software to quickly automates sports analytics

Technology May 3, 2018

Students at the Rice University have designed a First-of-its-kind software called Cherrypick that provides automated sports analytics in an hour. It is the first...

Loss of spouse could make one more likely to ‘die of a broken heart’

Lifestyle April 30, 2018

According to a new study from Rice University, widowed individuals are more likely to develop risk factors for cardiovascular disease and death after the demise of...

Rice University computational and applied mathematics students worked with Texas Medical Center doctors to develop a technique that simplifies the placement of electrodes in the brains of patients with epilepsy.From left, Dr. Nitin Tandon of UTHealth and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center,Rice seniors Alex Gardner, Evan Toler, Wendy Knight and Rice alumnus Kiefer Forseth, a researcher at UTHealth. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

New technique to simplify the placement of electrodes in the brains

Invention April 27, 2018

A team of Rice University computational and applied mathematics (CAAM) has devised a technique called BrainGuide, to simplify the placement of electrodes in the...

The Galicia group — from left, Rice graduate student Nur Schuba, alumnus Ara Alexanian and graduate research assistant Mari Tesi Sanjurjo — discuss the northwest portion of the 3-D seismic volume at Rice’s Visualization Lab. Photo by Gary Linkevich

Sub-sea rift spills secrets to seismic probe

Science April 26, 2018

A new study by the Rice University reveals insights about the development of the blame that isolates the continental and oceanic plates. This is...

Rice University scientists built computer models of intermediate reactions to understand why salt lowers reaction temperatures in the synthesis of two-dimensional compounds. Above left, molybdenum oxychloride precursor molecules undergo sulfurization in which sulfur atoms replace oxygen atoms. That sets up the material to form new compounds. At right, the calculations show the charge densities of the new molecules. Courtesy of the Yakobson Group

Salt optimizes creation of 2-D materials

Technology April 19, 2018

Rice University scientists used a dash of salt to simplify the creation of two-dimensional materials that combined transition metals and chalcogens.Scientists believe that the discovery...

A simplified schematic shows the basic idea behind a Rice University experiment to detect a Bloch-Siegert shift in strongly coupled light and matter. In this illustration, a light field rotating in the opposite direction to an orbiting electron still interacts with the electron in a cavity, in this case the empty space between two mirrors. The influence of resonance on the counter-rotating element defines the shift. Illustration by Xinwei Li

Quantum shift shows itself in coupled light and matter

Science April 16, 2018

Scientists at the Rice University utilized a remarkable mix of methods to see a condensed matter phenomenon about which others have just theorized. The...

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