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At the June 4 coming-out party for the electronic Health Research Institute (eHRI), Dr. Robert L. Satcher, orthopedic oncology surgeon and former NASA astronaut, called for the "democratizing of specialized medical care for all the people of the world."
Formally organized in April, the eHRI is a collaborative research initiative among the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDA), the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology (K2I) at Rice University, and the Center for Space Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Its aim is catalyzing the advancement and translation of information and communication technology research to enable distance delivery of healthcare. Co-organizers for the summit were the University of Houston College of Optometry and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI).
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Mismatched materials can be tough enoughRice University researchers have for the first time detailed the molecular mechanism that makes a particular combination of cement and polymer glue so tough.
The theoretical research by Rice materials scientist Rouzbeh Shahsavari and his group led to a fine picture of how hydrogen bonds control the properties of hybrid organic-inorganic materials. The finding has implications for understanding the interface bonding that is often a roadblock to improved composite properties.
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Rice to offer online courses for K-12 science teachersThis fall Rice University will offer the first course aimed specifically at K-12 science teachers through the online education provider Coursera. That course is part of a series of five online courses for the professional development of elementary, middle and high school teachers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
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2-D electronics take a step forwardScientists at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have advanced on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide (MDS).
MDS, a semiconductor, is one of a trilogy of materials needed to make functioning 2-D electronic components. They may someday be the basis for the manufacture of devices so small they would be invisible to the naked eye.
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Oil and Gas HPC Workshop Highlights Industry ChallengesLeaders from the oil and gas industry and the high-performance computing and information technology industry, as well as academics and representatives from national laboratories, met at Rice University in Houston, Texas, on Thursday, March 1, for the 5th annual Rice Oil and Gas HPC Workshop.
The oil and gas industry depends heavily on high-performance computing to spur meaningful returns on its significant investments in drilling and production. The huge demands on data and processing in oil and gas are driven by the services that support geophysical mapping—like seismic imaging and reservoir simulation—to help companies assess reservoirs and place wells.
The workshop’s 300 attendees—a record number for the event, which is organized by the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology at Rice University—heard talks from industry and
K2I Awards Eleven Fellowships With
the aid of the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology (K2I), 11
graduate students at Rice University have been awarded fellowships for their
research and educational achievements in computational science and engineering,
and high-performance computing.
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K2I Centennial Research Nugget WinnersEleven teams won cash prizes in the 2012 Centennial Ken Kennedy Institute (K2I) Research Nugget Competition at Rice University, a contest aimed at encouraging engineers and scientists to share their research with the public in a concise, accessible form. “There’s a lot of great research being done here at Rice, but we’re not always good at communicating it to the layman. Our goal with this competition is to help our engineers and scientists communicate what they’re doing, and do it effectively, using nuggets,” said Jan E. Odegard, executive director of K2I. “This is the first of what we hope will be a regular nugget competition hosted by K2I.”
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