Archive for the 'News' Category
Graphene on toast could lead to edible electronics
February 14th, 2018Graphene on toast could lead to edible electronics Rice scientists who introduced laser-induced graphene (LIG) have enhanced their technique to produce what may become a new class of edible electronics. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted and […]
Rice University scientists create patterned graphene onto food, paper, cloth, cardboard
February 14th, 2018Rice University scientists create patterned graphene onto food, paper, cloth, cardboard Textile World (Similar articles appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) http://bit.ly/2CkrW8M Rice University Scientists Create Patterned Graphene On Food, Paper, Cloth, Cardboard
Nano-sized drills punch through disease
January 18th, 2018Nano-sized drills punch through disease Research by the lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is featured. Yale Scientific http://bit.ly/2FRINmr http://www.yalescientific.org/2018/01/nano-sized-drills-punch-through-disease/
Roswell Biotechnologies harnesses molecular electronics for chip-based DNA sequencing
January 11th, 2018Roswell Biotechnologies harnesses molecular electronics for chip-based DNA sequencing James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is a member of Roswell Biotechnologies’ scientific advisory board. Tour also is quoted in an article on a study by his lab that found adding water […]
Just add water for carbon capture
January 11th, 2018Just add water for carbon capture Materials Today http://bit.ly/2mkAtTv
Israel’s Dotz Nano signs $15M distribution agreement in China
January 10th, 2018Israel’s Dotz Nano signs $15M distribution agreement in China Nanomaterial invented by the lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned. Globes http://bit.ly/2D0j78Q
To improve CO2 filter for gas wells, just add water
December 12th, 2017To improve CO2 filter for gas wells, just add water Rice scientists have found a way to make their asphalt-based sorbents better at capturing carbon dioxide from gas wells: Just add water. The lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, […]
A dab of water aids carbon capture
December 12th, 2017A dab of water aids carbon capture Rice scientists have found a way to make their asphalt-based sorbents better at capturing carbon dioxide from gas wells: Just add water. The lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, discovered that treating […]
Scientists develop nanomachines capable of killing cancer cells
November 23rd, 2017Scientists develop nanomachines capable of killing cancer cells Motorized molecules that target diseased cells may deliver drugs to or kill the cells by drilling into the cell membranes. Scientists at Rice, Durham (U.K.) and North Carolina State universities have demonstrated them on cancer and other cells. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in […]
Asphalt key to faster-charging lithium batteries
October 9th, 2017Asphalt key to faster-charging lithium batteries A touch of asphalt may be the secret to high-capacity lithium metal batteries that charge 10 to 20 times faster than commercial lithium-ion batteries, according to Rice University scientists. The lab of chemist James Tour developed anodes comprising porous carbon made from asphalt that showed exceptional stability after more […]