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⚗️ Chemistry matters more than structure for battery performance. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Rice Engineering and Computing researchers found thermodynamic properties matter more than structural design for lithium-ion battery performance. 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/thic…

⚕️Wearables, AI and the future of personalized care: Rice experts are available to speak on digital health topics. 🔗Link to contact info and list of experts available to comment: news.rice.edu/news/2025/wear…

Beating the AI bottleneck: Rice computer scientists have developed a novel communication solution called ZEN that drastically speeds up LLM training for models with “the characteristics of sparsity.” 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/beat… #SolvingforGreaterGood Rice Computer Science

🪟 Rice Engineering and Computing researchers developed a new coating for glass that could reduce winter energy bills by 2.9%. With over 4 billion sq ft of windows installed annually in the US, the savings can add up. 🔗 news.rice.edu/news/2025/new-… Rice Electrical & Computer Engineering Rice Materials Science & NanoEngineering #SolvingforGreaterGood

🏆 Congrats to Lily Lee for 2nd place at ASME SB3C Conference! Her surgical retractor research under Prof. Raudel Ávila's mentorship could transform spinal surgery outcomes. Proud of our students making a real healthcare impact! 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4eJt4H3

Future Faculty Fellow Barun Mahata has been appointed to a research faculty position at iBRIC-inStem in Bangalore, India. Congrats, Barun Mahata! 🎉 🔗 Learn more about Barun’s journey here: engineering.rice.edu/news/barun-mah… RICE BIOENGINEERING

🎉 Congrats to Lily Lee, Rice '25 BS Civil & Environmental Engineering graduate, for earning 2nd place at the ASME SB3C Summer Bioengineering Conference! 👏 Proud of our students making a real healthcare impact! 👉 Read full story: bit.ly/4eJt4H3

Rice University's Mario Escobar is leading the way in heart failure research. With a new Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association, Escobar and his Baylor collaborators are investigating how mitochondria may hold the key to recovery. bit.ly/4nMiMKp

📢 Our own Shengxi Huang is highlighted by U.S. National Science Foundation for using machine learning to detect light signals 🔦 emitted by molecules in diseases such as Alzheimer's! 🔗nsf.gov/science-matter… Rice Electrical & Computer Engineering Rice Materials Science & NanoEngineering Rice Engineering and Computing

No hype, just breakthroughs: Rice AI summit quietly makes waves in Paris. 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/no-h… The summit was sponsored by Rice University, Rice Global, Rice Engineering and Computing and The Ken Kennedy Institute. Rice Electrical & Computer Engineering Rice Computer Science #SolvingforGreaterGood

From mRNA research to real-world impact—Dr. Swingle is advancing women’s health at Rice University Bioengineering. Her work on pregnancy complications like pre-eclampsia began at Penn Engineering. Now, she’s building what’s next in reproductive health—right here at Rice. beblog.seas.upenn.edu

Why are some DNA sequences more error-prone during transcription? A new Rice University study shows that the next two nucleotides after a given site can significantly affect error rates, offering insight into how cells maintain genetic accuracy. bit.ly/4eO3799

🏥 Digital health technologies are transforming healthcare delivery through advanced wearables, AI diagnostics, and robotic systems. Rice University Mechanical Engineering faculty are available to discuss innovations in personalized medicine and digital health applications. 🎤 More: bit.ly/3IMStDD

Join us for an exciting showcase of groundbreaking projects developed in Rice University's Summer Engineering Innovation Program. Come to DEMO DAY 2025 to meet the teams and hear their final project presentations. Thurs, 8/7 Follow us @Shop6pm! RSVP: qrco.de/bg9Ozl

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In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, Rice University Mechanical Engineering researchers discovered a way to boost strength and durability of silicone-based soft devices without changing the materials themselves. 🔗 news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice… @RiceMech Rice Materials Science & NanoEngineering #SolvingforGreaterGood

Mary Seifu Tirfie is developing a neonatal suction device for hospitals in low-resource settings. As a Rice360 global health fellow, she’s engineering solutions where they’re needed most. bit.ly/3GGrJEl

🎉 Congratulations to our newly promoted faculty! Please join us in celebrating their continued impact and success! 👏👏👏 🔗 engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-engi… #SolvingforGreaterGood Rice Computer Science Rice Materials Science & NanoEngineering Rice Electrical & Computer Engineering RICE BIOENGINEERING Rice U. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Rice Univ. Comp. Appl. Math & Oper. Res. Rice University Mechanical Engineering Rice Statistics Rice University Civil & Environmental Engineering

Excited to represent AIMBE today at NIH NIBIB as we host 50 congressional staffers to learn about the latest Discoveries in Health Technology!

The RISING Center at Rice has just marked its first year milestone with an annual meeting to review strategic next steps for the U.S-India partnership that accelerates advanced materials and defense-related technologies. bit.ly/4eZZFZf