Gulf Coast corals face catastrophe
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on research to determine how climate change will impact reefs in the Gulf of Mexico in the near future. Sylvia Dee and Mark Torres, both assistant professors of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, are quoted.
Frontiers Science News
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-dee-torres
Rice University scientists show how to make batteries better by speeding up lithium absorption
An article features Rice research into the theoretical calculations about specific defects in the crystalline lattice of lithium iron phosphate-based cathodes, which could improve performance by up to two orders of magnitude. Rice materials scientist Ming Tang, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Kaiqi Yang are quoted. Alumnus Liang Hong is mentioned. A Rice video is included.
PV Buzz
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-tang
The fallout from the CRISPR infant experiment continues
An article about gene editing in humans mentions Michael Deem, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy, and that He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claimed he produced the first genetically engineered twins, attended Rice.
Lab Roots
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-deem
Defective 2D material can turn nitrogen into ammonia
An article features Rice research that has developed an inorganic method to synthesize ammonia that is both environmentally friendly and can produce the valuable chemical on demand under ambient conditions. Co-authors Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, graduate student Xiaoyin Tian and postdoctoral researcher Jing Zhang are quoted.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-lou
Industry News: GenScript releases Precision Mutant Library Services for drug development and synthetic biology
Rice research into the library of mutant caspids for adeno-associated vectors is featured. Junghae Suh, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and graduate student Susan Butler are quoted.
Select Science 21
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-suh
VC ARTIST | Rolston Quartet — Banff String Quartet Competition 1st prize winners
An article about the Rolston String Quartet, which has served as the graduate quartet-in-residence at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, features alumnae Luri Lee, Hezekiah Leung and Jonathan Lo.
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rolston
Barrington Stage Company announces 2019 Associate Artists
Alumnus Alan Green, named one of the 2019 Associate Artists at Barrington Stage Company, is featured.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-green
Researchers recognize the Achilles’ heel of resistant super bacterium
Collaborative Rice research into antibiotic resistance is mentioned.
Our Bitcoin News
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-ocn
Scientists explore new ideas on how to make better EV batteries
Rice research into reducing dendrite growth in lithium ion batteries with carbon nanotubes is featured.
Ride Apart
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-ra
Planning for CO2 storage in US soil
An article mentions that Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has initiated a working group to develop a United States protocol for paying ranchers and farmers to store carbon in their soil.
Engineering 360
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-e360
Deans List: Sarah Whiting on taking the helm of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design
Sarah Whiting, former dean of Rice’s School of Architecture and former William Ward Watkin Professor of Architecture, is featured.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-archinect |
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