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Looking for a Post Doc? NEW 14 July 2020 Synthetic Organic Chemist with Ph.D. Needed
July 14th, 2020Professor Tour seeks to immediately hire a talented synthetic organic chemist post doc to work on the synthesis of nanomachines for drilling into cells. If a strong background in multi-step organic synthesis is not demonstrated, the application will not be considered. Due to visa delays during the current pandemic, the candidate must already be in […]
Bacteria trapped — and terminated — by graphene filter
October 9th, 2019Bacteria trapped — and terminated — by graphene filter An article features Rice research that developed a technique to turn laser-induced graphene into self-sterilizing filters that grab pathogens out of the air and kill them with small pulses of electricity. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of […]
Graphene filter grabs bacteria to kill them with a zap
October 8th, 2019Graphene filter grabs bacteria to kill them with a zap An article features Rice research that developed a technique to turn laser-induced graphene into self-sterilizing filters that grab pathogens out of the air and kill them with small pulses of electricity. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor […]
Bacteria trapped — and terminated — by graphene filter
October 7th, 2019Bacteria trapped — and terminated — by graphene filter Rice scientists have transformed their laser-induced graphene into self-sterilizing filters that grab pathogens out of the air and kill them with small pulses of electricity. The flexible filter developed by the Rice lab of chemist James Tour may be of special interest to hospitals, where patients […]
Flexible generators turn movement into energy?
June 5th, 2019Flexible generators turn movement into energy An article features the research of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, which has adapted laser-induced graphene into small, metal-free devices that generate electricity. The article quotes Tour and quotes and pictures postdoctoral […]
Triboelektrischer generator auf graphen-basis
June 5th, 2019Triboelektrischer generator auf graphen-basisExtremNews (An English translation is not available.)http://bit.ly/2wE9uaS
Wearable generator powers medical devices with every step of a flip-flop
June 5th, 2019Wearable generator powers medical devices with every step of a flip-flopAn article features Rice research that has adapted laser-induced graphene into small, metal-free devices that generate electricity. Postdoctoral researcher Michael Stanford is quoted.Becker’s Hospital Review (This article also appeared in Edgy Labs, ExpressTech and Off Grid Energy Independence.)http://bit.ly/2wFfGiR
Coal-derived quantum dots offer basis for effective antioxidant
May 17th, 2019Coal-derived quantum dots offer basis for effective antioxidant An article features Rice research that determined that polyethylene glycol and graphene quantum dots from common coal are just as effective at halting damage from superoxide and hydrogen peroxides as materials studied in 2013. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of […]
Artist uses Rice lab’s laser-induced graphene to electrify his artwork
May 7th, 2019Artist uses Rice lab’s laser-induced graphene to electrify his artworkAn article featuring Joseph Cohen’s artwork mentions that it was created at Rice using laser-induced graphene, a technique pioneered by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering. Tour is quoted in […]
Using coal as a potent antioxidant
May 6th, 2019Using coal as a potent antioxidantMedical News Today (This article also appeared in MD Linx.)http://bit.ly/2VgyZ0U