O’Malley named a winner of the 11th Nagamori Award Tue, 06/10/2025 - 14:43

She was recognized for her outstanding contributions to actuator design and technology

Rice doctoral student designs electricity-free heating and cooling system Tue, 12/03/2024 - 16:16

Research by Lorenzo Castelli and collaborators expands passive variable insulation to multi-season capabilities.

Clean-tech company Helix Earth secures $5.6M in seed funding Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:52

Startup led by Rawand Rasheed ’23 develops retrofit devices to reduce energy consumption in air-conditioning systems.

Rice team develops blood-free, point-of-care diagnostic test Mon, 10/28/2024 - 08:53

Microfluid skin patch, microneedles detect protein biomarkers in dermal interstitial fluid.

DOE funds Rice researchers to promote concentrating solar thermal technology Mon, 10/14/2024 - 14:40

Rice to partner with Harris County, Community Lattice and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research to develop education and outreach initiative.

Rice team wins ASME Student-led Paper Award Tue, 09/17/2024 - 14:29

Student team recognized for research in energy transition, flow control at ASME's Energy Sustainability Conference.

Rice labs introduce new techniques for textile-based robotics Wed, 08/14/2024 - 10:24

Research led by Marcia O’Malley and Daniel Preston featured as cover art in Advanced Intelligent Systems.

Marcia O’Malley receives IEEE Distinguished Service Award Tue, 05/21/2024 - 15:43

Rice mechanical engineer recognized for service to the Robotics and Automation Society, contributions to the haptics community.

Rice-led collaboration develops novel technique for diagnostic testing Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:54

New method of microneedle-based sampling of dermal interstitial fluid is six times more effective than existing sampling techniques.

Raudel Avila awarded Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Fri, 05/03/2024 - 16:10

Rice assistant professor recognized by American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering.