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Rice researchers tinkering with spray-on battery
Researchers at Rice University have developed a lithium-ion battery that can be painted on virtually any surface. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and of chemistry, and Neelam Singh, a graduate student in mechanical engineering and materials science, are quoted. A link to the KTRH-AM broadcast is not available.
San Francisco Chronicle (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Odessa American and nearly 30 other media outlets.)
Soon we might spray-paint batteries onto any surface
Forbes.com
Power up with paint
Marketplace.org
Spray-on rechargeable batteries could store energy anywhere
Wired
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-07/02/spray-paint-batteries
Spray-on lithium-ion batteries could shape the next generation of portable electronics
Gizmag.com
http://www.gizmag.com/spray-on-lithium-ion-batteries/23124/
Texan team paints batteries onto beer steins
The Register (U.K.)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/29/paintable_battery_texas/
Spray-on batteries will make your phone super thin
Stuff
Rice University develops battery that can be spray-painted onto almost any surface
HuffingtonPost.com
Turn your home into a battery through paintable batteries
Technorati.com
http://technorati.com/technology/article/turn-your-home-into-a-battery/
Rice University develops spray-on battery prototype
ComputerWorld (This article also appeared on PCWorld, PCAdvisor.co.uk, PCWorld.in, ITWorld.com, IDG.no, IDG.com.au, GoodGearGuide.com.au, ARNNet.com.au, TechWorld.com.au, CIO.com.au and ComputerWorld.com.au.)
Spray-on batteries could power your future laptop
PCWorld (This article also appeared on IDG.no and PCWorld.co.nz.)
Spray-on batteries could be a reality in the future
FuelFix.com
Spray-on battery can turn beer mug into power source
Slate.com
Spray-paint battery could turn any surface into power storage
WebProNews.com
Lithium-ion battery can be painted onto most surfaces
TheEngineer.co.uk
Research team unveils spray-on battery
Tehran Times (This article also appeared in the China Post.)
http://www.tehrantimes.com/component/content/article/99152
Paintable battery invented at Rice University
UberGizmo.com
Scientists develop spray-on battery
Times of India
Researchers create spray-on battery
NBCWashington.com (This article also appeared on NBCMiami.com, NBCSanDiego.com, NBCChicago.com, NBCNewYork.com, NBCBayArea.com [San Francisco], NBCLosAngeles.com, NBCConnecticut.com, NBCPhiladelphia.com and NBCDFW.com [Dallas].)
Scientists develop paint that can turn any surface into a battery
ZMEScience.com
Spray-on battery developed
Engineering & Technology
http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2012/jun/sprayon-battery.cfm
Scientists create spray-on battery paint
DigitalTrends.com
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/scientists-create-spray-on-battery-paint/
Scientists create spray-on battery paint
TechSpot.com
Researchers create battery that can be spray-painted
AllVoices.com
Scientists develop spray-on battery
News24.com
Max power
TechRadar.com
Spray-on batteries create portable, sticky power
EscapistMagazine.com
Paintable battery created
OverclockersClub.com
http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/31949/
Researchers devise paintable li-ion battery
DailyTech.com
Researchers develop spray-on battery
Geek.com
Paintable battery offers new opportunities
ElectronicsFeed.com (This article also appeared on Evertiq.com.)
http://electronicsfeed.com/news/2534
How to paint on your batteries
SmartPlanet.com
Paintable battery addresses key EV issue
AutomotiveIT.com
Rice team files for patent on paintable battery
Occupational Health & Safety
Spray-on lithium-ion batteries are our future
TweekTown.com
Spray-on lithium-ion batteries being developed
Hexus.net
This paintable battery can be used virtually anywhere
Mashable.com
New spray-on battery could convert any object into an electricity storage device
SkimThat.com
Researchers invent paintable battery
Complex.com
http://www.complex.com/tech/2012/06/researchers-invent-paintable-battery
New spray-on battery could power houses, vehicles
TXchnologist.com
Researchers develop paintable battery
Energy Harvesting Journal
Research team unveils spray-on battery
Yahoo.com
Spray-on lithium-ion batteries being developed
EVWind.es
http://www.evwind.es/noticias.php?id_not=19492
Spray-paint batteries invented by scientists
Inquisitr.com
http://www.inquisitr.com/267055/spray-paint-batteries-invented-by-scientists/
Scientists invent paint-on batteries
Newser.com
http://www.newser.com/story/149196/scientists-invent-paint-on-batteries.html
Painting on a power source
Knovel.com
Spray-on batteries could change device design
GeeksAreSexy.net
Batteries of the future can be painted on
Coolest-Gadgets.com
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20120702/batteries-future-painted/
Scientists demonstrate ‘paint-on’ batteries
Digital Photography Review (This article also appeared on Stockhouse.com.)
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/06/30/paint-on-batteries-demonstrated
KTRK-TV (Similar stories also appeared on WOAI-TV [San Antonio], WDAF-TV [Kansas City, Mo.], KNOW-FM [Minneapolis], KHQA-TV [Quincy, Ill.], WXMI-TV [Grand Rapids, Mich.], WGNO-TV [New Orleans] and WTOP-AM [Washington, D.C.)
There’s a lot of … energy in the work of this graffiti artist
Disassociated.com
Paintable battery is a real turn-on
PaintSquare.com
http://www.paintsquare.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=7962
Paintable battery could end traditional packaging for storage devices
Smashits.com
In the labs: Batteries that spray on and can grow
FinancialContent.com
http://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/news/read/21686648/In_the_labs
How to create a spray-paint battery
KurzweilAI.com
http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-create-a-spray-paint-battery
Battery-based paint
TrendHunter.com
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/battery-based-paint
Rice University’s carbon nanotube paint turns any surface into a solar battery
Inhabitat.com
Rice University showcase spray-paintable battery technology on lighted bathroom tiles
MaximumPC.com
Rice University researchers perfect paint that acts as battery
AutoGuide.com
Rice University researchers create a paintable battery
EnergyRefuge.com
Spray-on battery could slip power into tighter spaces
TechNewsWorld.com
KTRH-AM
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
With health care, Obama scores a transcendent victory, but re-election drives his legacy
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in articles about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act and President Barack Obama’s legacy and re-election hopes. Brinkley’s biography of Walter Cronkite is reviewed by the Boston Globe.
Washington Post (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Boston Globe, NPR.org, FoxNews.com, Salon.com, CBSNews.com, MSNBC.com and nearly 300 other media outlets.)
Health-care ruling restores Barack Obama’s winning profile
Globe and Mail (Canada)
‘Cronkite’ by Douglas Brinkley
Boston Globe
Texas’ defiant fight against feds, from EPA to health care, leads to more Washington oversight
An article discusses the impact of Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s fight against what he views as Washington meddling in state affairs. Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. Jones is also quoted in a front-page Houston Chronicle article about Texas Sen. John Cornyn, as well as articles about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act and the Texas U.S. Senate runoff election. Jones is quoted in several stories about the Mexican presidential election. Research by Jones was cited in a KSEV-AM interview with Ted Cruz. A link to this broadcast is not available.
Washington Post (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Boston Globe, U.S. News & World Report, MSNBC.com, NPR.org, CBSNews.com, HuffingtonPost.com and more than 280 other media outlets.)
Cornyn seeks to regain Senate, kill health care law
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and Individual.com.)
Politics, ideology clash over expanding Medicaid
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
Cruz’s attacks on Dewhurst rile colleagues
San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
KRIV-TV
KPRC-TV
KPRC-TV
KPRC-TV
KTRK-TV
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=8719823
KTRK-TV
Mexico’s likely presidential winner must act quickly on reform
Deutsche-Boerse.com
KSEV-AM (Houston)
Mitt Romney tries to get his foreign affairs in order
Ric Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science and scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about Mitt Romney’s foreign policy positions.
Globe and Mail (Canada)
Can India even acquire enough coal?
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored this op-ed about the demand for coal in India.
Wall Street Journal
Seeing the power of foreign aid
Alumna Jordan Schermerhorn ’12 authored this column about her travels in southern Africa with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Kristof’s column about Africa’s economic and social growth mentions that he is traveling with Schermerhorn.
New York Times
Africa on the rise
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/opinion/sunday/africa-on-the-rise.html
Bunga Raya: The crown jewel of Sabah
Martel College junior Kay Rodriguez is mentioned in an article about the Bunga Raya Resort & Spa.
Philippine Star
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Barrier Breaker creates good vibes
Trustee and alumnus Jeffery Rose ’77 was honored at the 16th annual Barrier Breaker luncheon. Rose and his wife, De, are pictured. Alumna Annise Parker ’78 is mentioned and pictured also.
Houston Chronicle
https://news2.rice.edu/files/2012/07/HCBarrier.jpg
Texas must take advantage of Medicaid expansion
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, scholar in health policy at the Baker Institute, authored this op-ed recommending that Texas take advantage of provisions in the Affordable Care Act.
Houston Chronicle
Lessons for Texas in UVa scandal
An editorial about the scandal surrounding the dismissal of University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan mentions the brief appointment of former Rice President William Masterson.
Houston Chronicle
Dr. Stanley Spinner is new Texas Children’s Pediatric Associates chief medical officer
Rice is mentioned in an article reporting that Stanley Spinner was named chief medical officer for Texas Children’s Pediatric Associates.
UltimateTomball.com (This article also appeared on UltimateSpring.com.)
Centennial video explores office of Rice’s first president
Working with centennial historian Melissa Kean, video producer Brandon Martin created a video that looks at the historic office of Rice University’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett.
UltimateWestU.com
Most (and least!) expensive colleges in Texas
Rice is mentioned in an article about the most and the least expensive colleges in Texas.
Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/article/most-and-least-expensive-colleges-texas
BROADCAST/WEBCAST
KUHF-FM
Amid pressure from Texas and other states, Amazon.com has begun charging sales tax in Texas. Utpal Dholakia, professor of marketing at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
KROI-FM
Tony Payan, scholar for immigration studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appeared on KROI-FM to discuss the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act.
http://www.mediafire.com/?v71csfctlt0ovor
KROI-FM
Nathan Jones, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appeared on KROI-FM to discuss the Mexican presidential election. A link to this broadcast is not available.
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Building’s roof changes color based on the sun’s movement
Articles discuss the James Turrell “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace at Rice. Video of the Skyspace is featured.
PSFK.com
Legal mother lode
Alumnus Max Laun ’83 was named general counsel and vice president of Alcoa.
Law.com
http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleFriendlyCC.jsp?id=1202558684357
New, monumental light sculpture in the form of a Carbon 60 Molecule to illuminate Madison Square Park
Rice is mentioned in an article about a new sculpture by artist Leo Villareal.
ArtDaily.org
http://artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=56252#.T_Gi_JEXEyg
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Slippin’ into whiteness: Melungeons and other ‘almost white’ groups
John Boles, the William Pettus Hobby Professor of History, is quoted in an op-ed about multiracial groups scattered across the U.S.
DailyKos.com
China’s manned space mission marks ‘great first step’
Carolyn Sumners, adjunct professor of physics and astronomy, discusses China’s recent manned space mission.
AndhraNews.com (This article also appeared on NewKerala.com, NorthKoreaTimes.com, ArgentinaStar.com, CambodianTimes.com, KenyaStar.com and AlbuquerqueExpress.com.)
Congrats! Colleges award degrees, honors to local students
A news brief reports that Anne Kadota ’12 graduated from Rice May 12.
Patch.com
Can’t help but vote Obama
Rice research is cited in a letter to the editor about the 2012 presidential election.
Orange County Register (Calif.)
http://letters.ocregister.com/2012/06/30/guess-what-bush-isnt-running/
Campus notes
Rice is mentioned in a news brief about a Wright State University graduate.
Vindy.com
The story behind Springfield’s only ‘Best of Craigslist’ post
Former Rice student Chealsey Russell is quoted in an article about a Craiglist posting.
Louisville Courier-Journal (Ky.)
SPORTS
Rice’s Graham enters College Baseball Hall of Fame
Head baseball coach Wayne Graham was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Houston Chronicle
Owls coach Wayne Graham reflects on his career, baseball and Lance Berkman
Houston Press
For two Hall of Fame inductees, career decisions worked out
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Texas)
KVOA-TV (Tucson, Ariz.)
Martins Ferry native named assistant swim coach at Rice
Amanda Caldwell was named assistant swimming coach at Rice.
Martins Ferry Times-Leader (Ohio)
Rice distance runner comes up short in Olympic bid
Alumna Becky Wade ’12 competed in the 2012 Olympic Trials.
Examiner.com
KIAH-TV (Houston) (This story also appeared on WGNRadio.com.)
KRGV-TV (Harlingen, Texas)
Alumnus George Schulgen ’68 was named to the RGV Sports Hall of Fame.
RGV Sports Hall of Fame welcomes 2012 class
RGVSports.com
http://www.rgvsports.com/articles/hall-11756-rgvsports-pharr-rgv.html
J.P. Heath named voice of Rice athletics
J.P. Heath was recently named “The Voice of the Rice Owls.”
Lufkin News (Texas)
J.P. Heath named voice of Rice University sports
AllAccess.com
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