2010 Smalley Institute News Archive

Dec 2010 - Pure nanotube-type growth edges toward the possible 

Dec 2010 - Rice physicists help unravel mystery of repetitive DNA segments 

Dec 2010 - Better batteries from the bottom up 

Dec 2010 - Nano squid skin: DOD awards $6M for metamaterials research 

Dec 2010 - Study probes link between magnetism, superconductivity 

Dec 2010 - Rice researchers take molecule's temperature 

Dec 2010 - Rice professors named American Physical Society fellows 

Nov 2010 - Sugar and slice make graphene real nice 

Sept 2010 - Taking cues from medical tech, big oil could use nanoparticles to hunt for leftover crude in spent wells 

Sept 2010 - Advances offer path to shrink computer chips again

Sept 2010 - Civic scientists spread the word

Sept 2010 - Rice professors most prolific

Sept 2010 - Silicon oxide circuits break barrier

Aug 2010 - 24th Annual AIA Houston SandCastle Competition

Aug 2010 - Making sense of sensing systems

Aug 2010 - Rice Professor elected a fellow of the American Chemical Society 

Aug 2010 - Mikos wins Distinguished Scientist--Isaac Schour Memorial Award 

Aug 2010 - Deem receives AIChE Professional Progress Award

Aug 2010 - Grande-Allen selected for A.J. Durelli Award by Society for Experimental Mechanics 

Aug 2010 - Rice microbiologist earns major award 

Aug 2010 - White graphene to the rescue 

Aug 2010 - Putting some heat on cancer

July 2010 - Gov. Perry calls for innovation, competition in energy industry

Jul 2010 - Nanomaterials poised for big impact in construction 

Jul 2010 - Polymers get a push 

Jul 2010 - Nano's brightest are coming to Rice 

Jul 2010 - Buckyballs are so far out 

Jul 2010 - Buckyballs found in space 

Jul 2010 - NIH awards Rice $1.7M for cartilage-regeneration research 

Jul 2010 - Nanotubes pass acid test

Jul 2010 - Researchers calculate the cost of CO2 emissions, call for carbon tax 

Jul 2010 - Nanotube Fibers in Technology Review

Jul 2010 - Magnets trump metallics 

Jul 2010 - Rice program takes on protein puzzle 

Jun 2010 - Off-the-shelf cancer detection 

Jun 2010 - Timely technology sees tiny transitions 

Jun 2010 - Rice wins $3.7 million for cancer research  

Jun 2010 - Two from Rice named ACLS fellows and grantees

Jun 2010 - Bucky's beach blast 

Jun 2010 - Answer to saliva mystery has practical impact 

Jun 2010 - Two Nanotech Companies from Rice receive Texas Energy Technology Grants 

Jun 2010 - Zhang wins 2010 Oilfield Scale Young Professional Award from SPE for nanoparticle paper

Jun 2010 - Hartley named USAEE senior fellow 

Jun 2010 - Halas, West are State Bar Inventors of the Year 

Jun 2010 - Liquid method: pure graphane production 

May 2010 - Zeroing in on quantum effects 

May 2010 - Rice physicists building long-lasting ties with China 

May 2010 - Optical Legos: building nanoshell structures

May 2010 - Outstanding in their field effect 

May 2010 - Science at its fizziest 

May 2010 - Graphane yields new potential 

May 2010 - 10 nano-engineered gadgets to make the trend soon  

May 2010 - Buckyballs on the move 

May 2010 - Robert Raphael named Duncan winner

May 2010 - Year of Nano 

May 2010 - Nanodragsters Hit the Street 

May 2010 - Tiny Owls Take Flight

May 2010 - Lasers are 50, and the source of many breakthroughs at Rice 

May 2010 - Four receive Distinguished Alumni Award for reflecting standards, ideals of Rice

May 2010 - Nano parfait a treat for scientists 

May 2010 - Bucky busts out for Art Car Parade 

May 2010 - Diagnosing heart attacks may be a lick and a click away , Also see: LabMedica http://tinyurl.com/236awo3

Apr 2010 - Buckyball discovery room named national chemical landmark 

Apr 2010 -  Rice's Year of Nano celebration puts focus on education 

Apr 2010 -  Rice research featured at Offshore Technology Conference 

Apr 2010 - Nano-infused filters prove effective

Apr 2010 - Earns top spot in international ranking of materials science institutions 

Apr 2010 - Nano's birthplace named a landmark as Rice celebrates 25th anniversary of the buckyball discovery 

Apr 2010 - Rice's nano-bio-chip effective in pilot study to detect premalignancies 

Mar 2010 - Your fat may help you heal 

Mar 2010 - Nano-based RFID tag, you're it, Also see: KHOU-TV  http://tinyurl.com/2g3basa

Mar 2010 - 3-D cell culture: makeing cells feel right at home  

Feb 2010 - Rice celebrates the Year of Nano

Feb 2010 - Rice physicists kill cancer with 'nanobububbles 

Feb 2010 - Nano imaging takes turn for the better   

Jan 2010 - Gecko's lessons transfer well 

Jan 2010 - Biomed teams target cancer with computers 

Jan 2010 - Nanodragsters hit the street