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Graphite’s good tidings
September 4th, 2009Tour group advances fabrication of nanoscale memory, chip-design tools BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff Advances by the Rice University lab of James Tour have brought graphite’s potential as a mass data storage medium a step closer to reality and created the potential for reprogrammable gate arrays that could bring about a revolution in integrated […]
Molecules mean more Moore
July 14th, 2009‘Silicon with afterburners’ developed at Rice could be boon to electronics manufacturers BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff Silicon is at the heart of an electronics revolution that has buoyed the civilized world for decades. But as time goes on and technology advances, it’s becoming apparent that silicon could use a little help. A Rice […]
Nobel opportunity
June 17th, 2009BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff Any young scientist will tell you it’s a thrill to talk shop with a Nobel Prize laureate. So what must it be like to encounter 20 of them at once? In less than a month, Andria Denmon and Ashley Leonard (Tour group member) will have the answer. For more […]
Hellooo down there!
May 21st, 2009Rice labs hope tiny clusters will find new oil in old wells BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff Laboratories at Rice University are collaborating on a new way to detect oil deposits in wells once thought to be tapped out. Groups led by Rice professors James Tour, Michael Wong and Mason Tomson and Rice researcher […]
Tour honored by Houston Technology Center
May 12th, 2009BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff Rice Professor James Tour was one of six high-profile Houstonians honored at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Houston Technology Center (HTC) this week, earning a special achievement award for his advances in nanotechnology. For more see http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=12570&SnID=1331289734
Rice researchers unzip the future
April 15th, 2009Simple process makes thin, conductive nanoribbons BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff Scientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material. For more see http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=12443&SnID=1331289734
Science rocks at Rice
February 5th, 2009Rice researchers get hip, use video games to teach kids BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff You wouldn’t expect to hear the words “James Tour” and “Guitar Hero” in the same sentence. Until now. The much-honored Rice University professor and a team of students have been working away on a set of songs for the […]
Rice rolls out new nanocars
January 30th, 2009Fluorescent imaging shows models operate at room temperature This year’s model isn’t your father’s nanocar. It runs cool. The drivers of Rice University’s nanocars were surprised to find modified versions of their creation have the ability to roll at room temperature. While practical applications for the tiny machines may be years away, the breakthrough suggests […]
Rice’s James Tour wins Feynman Prize
December 17th, 2008Foresight Institute honors professor for nanotechnology breakthroughs BY MIKE WILLIAMS Rice News staff James Tour, the inventor of the nanocar at Rice University, has been awarded the prestigious Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for experimental nanotechnology for 2008 by the California think tank dedicated to the beneficial implementation of nanotechnology. For more see http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=11898&SnID=1331289734