Posts Tagged ‘Rice University’
Caught in scandal, Wall Street plays blame game
RICE / UC IRVINE (US) — Companies under investigation tend to use others’ bad behavior to excuse their own. Continue…
Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:23 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Feb 1, 2012 14:25 - 0 Comments
Perfect nanotubes glow the brightest
RICE (US) — Researchers have identified the qualities that account for brighter fluorescence among single-walled carbon nanotubes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 1, 2012 11:53 - 1 Comment
Protein’s arm controls iron-sulfur cluster
RICE (US) —Scientists have learned how a protein that plays a role in diabetes, cancer, and aging uses entwined arm movements to control a potentially toxic payload of iron and sulfur. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2012 13:43 - 1 Comment
Replica of Trojan asteroids fits in single atom
RICE (US) — Physicists have built an accurate model of part of the solar system inside a single atom of potassium. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2012 14:16 - 0 Comments
Water sees right through graphene
RICE (US) — Graphene is largely transparent to the eye and, as it turns out, largely transparent to water. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2012 12:54 - 0 Comments
Carbon fibers yield graphene quantum dots
RICE (US) — Scientists have developed a one-step chemical process to turn carbon fibers into graphene quantum dots. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 17, 2012 12:45 - 5 Comments
Racism may harm your health
RICE (US) — A new study finds 18 percent of blacks and 4 percent of whites report emotional and/or physical distress due to racial discrimination. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2011 11:48 - 0 Comments
Graphene: Oil industry’s rising star
RICE (US) — Graphene’s strength, light weight, and solubility may ultimately make it the answer to the efficient, environmentally sound production of oil, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 12:50 - 0 Comments
Some atheists embrace religion for kids
RICE (US) — Despite their personal beliefs, atheist scientists with children often participate in religious traditions for social reasons, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 22, 2011 10:09 - 12 Comments
Open transsexuals more happy at work
RICE / PENN STATE (US) — A new study reveals transsexuals who share their gender identity with coworkers are happier and more productive workers than those who are not open. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 18, 2011 10:43 - 0 Comments
2M nanorods crammed into cancer cell
RICE (US) — Chemists have found a way to load more than 2 million tiny gold particles called nanorods into a single cancer cell. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 17, 2011 13:10 - 3 Comments
Trend: Prisons link US citizens to terror groups?
RICE (US) — Sixty percent of people arrested for Islamic terrorist activities between January 2009 and April 2011 were American citizens, according to a new report. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 10, 2011 15:46 - 0 Comments
Methane likely fueled Earth’s big warm-up
RICE (US) — New calculations suggest the release of massive amounts of carbon from methane hydrate frozen under the seafloor 56 million years ago likely led to a major climate shift on Earth. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 9, 2011 11:10 - 1 Comment
Facial blemishes hurt chance of landing job
RICE (US) — People with birthmarks, scars, and other facial disfigurements are more likely to receive poor ratings in job interviews, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 4, 2011 9:05 - 1 Comment
Online communities encourage risky decisions
RICE (US) — People who participate in online communities are more likely to make risky financial decisions, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 1, 2011 9:14 - 1 Comment
‘Big box’ voting centers improve turnout
RICE (US) — Election Day voting centers are the only system that has had an appreciable effect on voter turnout in the US, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 18, 2011 11:17 - 3 Comments
Build your own swarm of robots
RICE (US) — Researchers have designed inexpensive “swarming” robots that work collectively—and can be assembled in minutes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 18, 2011 9:43 - 0 Comments
Vehicles pump out more ammonia in winter
RICE U. (US) — The seasons play a role in the amount of ammonia produced by cars and trucks, with output greatest during the winter months, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 17, 2011 10:41 - 0 Comments
Music piracy: Restrictions don’t work
RICE / DUKE (US) — Contrary to the traditional views of the music industry, removal of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions can actually decrease piracy, new research shows. (more…)
