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Discrete Manufacturing

Asphaltene turned into graphene for composites

rice simulation grid slider

NSF grants support future of wireless

redistribution model

Process Instrumentation and Sensors

2D boundaries could create electricity

Spiders used as mechanical grippers for soft robotics

Vision and Discrete Sensors

Strain-sensing smart skin developed for monitoring large structures

Courtesy: Yakobson Research Group, Rice University

Bumps could smooth quantum investigations

Rice University engineers have designed a catalyst of ruthenium atoms in a copper mesh to extract ammonia and fertilizer from wastewater. The process would also reduce carbon dioxide emissions from traditional industrial production of ammonia. Photo by Jeff Fitlow. Courtesy: Rice University.

Process strips ammonia from wastewater

Lithium’s narrow paths limit batteries

creating 2D electron optics or valleytronics devices. Courtesy of: Henry Yu

Graphene on textured surface allows for 2D electron optics

Courtesy: Jeff Fitlow, Rice University

AI and Machine Learning

Machine learning fine-tunes flash graphene

Courtesy: Brandon Martin, Rice University

Using sound to analyze laser-induced graphene in real time

Courtesy: Jeff Fitlow, Rice University

Process Instrumentation and Sensors

Urban mining for metals turns electronic trash into treasure