Researchers figure out how to build an artificial brain from the bottom up
An article mentions that Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, and collaborators have won a $1 million Keck Foundation grant to advance the team’s synthetic neurobiology efforts. The second article features collaborative research between Robinson, Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, and Kaiyuan Yang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, on developing a wireless, fully implantable device that can control the body’s circadian clock.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/june-29-robinson
Setting sights on implantable living pharmacy
Today’s Medical Developments
http://dateline.rice/june-29-robinson-veiseh-yang
AMD leads high performance computing towards exascale and beyond
Peter Rossky, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, is quoted.
HPCWire
http://dateline.rice/june-29-rossky
Graphene quantum dots keep atoms spaced to boost catalysis
Rice engineers have assembled what they say may transform chemical catalysis by greatly increasing the number of transition-metal single atoms that can be placed into a carbon carrier. Haotian Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair, is quoted.
World of Chemicals
http://dateline.rice/june-29-wang
RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
An article features collaborative Rice research developing RAMBO, short for “repeated and merged bloom filter,” which may be used to drastically reduce the wait times for researchers using enormous DNA databases. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Todd Treangen, assistant professor of computer science; Anshumali Shrivastava, assistant professor of computer science; graduate students Gaurav Gupta, Minghao Yan, Tharun Medini and Benjamin Coleman; software engineer Bryce Kille; and NIH postdoctoral fellow Leo Elworth.
ScienceDaily (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-29-treangen-shrivastava
Solar energy collectors grown from seeds
An article features Rice research that created microscopic seeds to grow crystals that are highly efficient at converting sunlight into electricity. Co-authors Amanda Marciel, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Aditya Mohite, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, are quoted.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
http://dateline.rice/june-29-marciel-mohite
Fracking, wastewater and seismic activity: The chain reaction that worries environmentalists and the US oil industry
An article cites a study by the Baker Institute for Public Policy into proposed federal regulations reclassifying wastewater from fracking as hazardous waste.
MarketResearchTeleCast.com
http://dateline.rice/june-29-baker-study
Surprise! Competitive generation outperformed regulated monopolies during the Texas winter storm
Rice is mentioned.
R Street
http://dateline.rice/june-29-baker-study
National Statistics Day 2021: Know career options and courses in statistical science
A roundup mentions that Rice is offering Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization on Coursera.
Career India (This article also appeared in News 18.)
http://dateline.rice/june-29-ci
Four educator-recommended approaches for teaching English-language learners
Alumna Jenny Vo authored a response to a “question of the week.”
EducationWeek
http://dateline.rice/june-29-vo |
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