Rice's house named a top 10 competitor in Solar Decathalon ZEROW HOUSE places 8th, ready to return home to Houston
With the lowest construction cost -- $140,000 -- and the smallest solar array on the National Mall, the team beat out universities with 10 times the number of students and teams with five times the budget. Read more...
Astronauts touch down on Rice Campus
Astronaut Mike Massimino thrilled a nearly full McMurtry Auditorium with his adventures in space at the Dean's Undergraduate Lecture Series Sept. 30. Massimino, an adjunct professor of mechanical engineering and materials science Read more...
Rice Professor Fathi Ghorbel returns from the 1st Conference on Arab Women in Science and Technology
Dr. Ghorbel serves at the Vice President of the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) who organized the conference held on September 28th - 30th, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the conference, Dr. Ghorbel moderated a session entitled: Initiative on Empowerment of Arab S&T Women for Socioeconomic Development in the Arab World.
The conference offered an opportunity for the professional exchange of knowledge and skills related to engage women in the socio-economic development of the Arab World.
Over 300 people from around the world participated in the conference which offered the opportunity to learn from over 60 international and national speakers via their valuable presentations including workshops, panels, and paper sessions. The conference served as the platform for leading women scientists; eminent researchers specialized in gender-specific topics, and representatives of Arab and international organizations that are concerned with women's research, development, and innovation. For more information...
Astronaut to discuss mission to the Hubble Space Telescope Sept. 30
Mike Massimino is back from his trip, and like any good dad he brought something for the kids. more...
Show of strength: Rice professor applies elbow grease to free Hubble handrail
They brought the tools, the parts and the smarts. It's a good thing Mike Massimino brought the muscle. more...
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Nepalese grad student sees better future for homeland through Rice experience
Suman Khatiwada sees himself as more than a Ph.D. candidate in engineering at Rice -- he's an ambassador to the U.S. from Nepal. Almost every day he finds himself educating people about his tiny South Asian homeland, describing the political strife, poverty and stunning geography of the landlocked nation between China and India. Know more...
Boeing has taken notice of the Designing with Rice Engineers and Achievement through Mentorship (DREAM) program.
Engineering is probably not at the top of the list of fun things to do for the average high school student. But Tony Castilleja Jr. has never settled for average--not in high school, not as a student at Rice University and not now as a new Boeing employee. Castilleja is absolutely passionate about engineering and is doing a lot to share that passion. See page 32 for more . .
Students engineer rehab robots to help stroke patients
While it doesn’t look like R2-D2 or the other robotic stars of the silver screen, an assistive robotic device designed and built by Rice undergraduate engineering students to help stroke and spinal cord injury survivors could be an even bigger hit. more...
MEMS senior design team takes flight with the Night Owl.
Though the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen has only been open for a few months, great ideas are already flying from it. has only been open for a few months, great ideas are already flying from it. more . . .
Houston mayor honors MEMS undergraduate student Tony Castilleja. more . . .
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Dr. Boris Yakobson recognized
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Batteries get a boost in Rice lab -- Ajayan group creates hybrid nanocables to improve lithium battery technology
Need to store electricity more efficiently? Put it behind bars.
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Designer 'nanobatons' could be used to trap oil, deliver drugs
In a development that could lead to new technologies for cleaning up oil spills and polluted groundwater, scientists at Rice University have shown how tiny, stick-shaped particles of metal and carbon can trap oil droplets in water by spontaneously assembling into bag-like sacs. more . . .
Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter
Hydrogen could be a clean, abundant energy source, but it's difficult to store in bulk. In new research, materials scientists at Rice University have made the surprising discovery that tiny carbon capsules called buckyballs are so strong they can hold volumes of hydrogen nearly as dense as those at the center of Jupiter.
The research appears on the March 2008 cover of the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters. more . . .
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