Nano-Antioxidants Quickly Neutralize Superoxides
A new Rice-led study reveals how nanoparticles can quickly neutralize superoxides that are overexpressed by the body’s cells in response to an injury. Injectable nanoparticles…
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How Cancer Uses Notch Signaling to Promote Metastasis
A new computational study shows how cancer cells take advantage of the system by which cells communicate with their neighbors as they pass messages to…
Rice Engineers Design Flexible and Stackable Laser Induced Graphene Supercapacitors
New research from Rice University details the design and testing of three-dimensional supercapacitors made with laser-induced graphene. Rice University scientists advanced their recent development of…
Fine-Tuning the Chemistry of Materials
Using sophisticated calculations that show how atomic-level forces affect the mechanical properties of a complex particle-based material, researchers from Rice University reveal new ways to…
Microbullets Demonstrate Graphene’s Energy Absorbing Strength
A newly published study from Rice University shows that graphene is 10 times better than steel at absorbing the energy of a penetrating projectile. Graphene’s…
Graphene-Based Supercapacitors May Significantly Boost the Power of Electric Vehicles
Using a combination of exfoliated graphene and entangled multiwalled carbon nanotubes combined with plastic, paper and a gelled electrolyte, researchers have developed flexible, solid-state supercapacitors…
Scientists Create Dual-Purpose Film for Energy Storage
Rice University scientists create dual-purpose film for energy storage based on molybdenum disulfide that is efficient as both a catalyst for hydrogen production and for…
Chemists Reveal How Synthetic Collagen Fibers Self-Assemble
Two new researcher papers from Rice University detail how synthetic collagen fibers self-assemble via their sticky ends. Collagen is the most common protein in mammals,…
New Evidence of a Possible Link Between Diabetes and the Hardening of Heart Valves
By directly viewing the effect of high blood-sugar levels on heart-valve cell metabolism for the first time, bioengineers have found new evidence of a possible…
Graphene Quantum Dots Outperform Platinum in Fuel Cells
Researchers at Rice University have developed a cheap hybrid catalyst made from graphene quantum dots that outperforms platinum catalysts for certain reactions within fuel cells….
New Two-Step Strategy for Weakening Cancer
Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reveal a new two-step strategy for weakening cancer. Research by Rice University…
Carbon Nanotube Patches Improve Heart Function
Using carbon nanotubes, researchers at Rice University and Texas Children’s Hospital have created heart-defect patches that improve electrical signaling between immature heart cells. Living heart…
Graphene Nanoribbon Film Keeps Glass Ice-Free
Researchers from Rice University have developed a transparent graphene nanoribbon film that can be used to prevent ice and fog buildup on glass and plastic,…
Rice Wireless Engineers Unveil a Multiuser, Multiantenna Transmission Scheme for UHF
By combining several proven technologies that are already widely used in wireless data transmission, engineers from Rice University have created a multiuser, multiantenna scheme to…
New Calculations Challenge Assumptions about Rigid Lithosphere
A newly published study from geophysicists Rice University and the University of Nevada challenge assumptions about a rigid lithosphere, revealing that the Pacific plate is…
Theorists Show How Energy Landscapes Dominate Both Evolution and Folding of Proteins
A team of biophysicists at Rice University used computer models to show that the energy landscape involved in the long-term evolution of proteins is essentially…
New CERN Research Details Evidence of the Direct Decay of the Higgs Boson to Fermions
New research published in Nature Physics details strong evidence of the direct decay of the Higgs boson to fermions. If evidence of the Higgs boson…
Physicists Observe Quantum Criticality in a New Class of Materials
Physicists have discovered new “quantum critical points” in a class of iron superconductors known as “oxypnictides,” furthering their understanding of quantum criticality. Quantum criticality, the…
