Looking for a Post Doc? NEW 14 July 2020 Synthetic Organic Chemist with Ph.D. Needed

July 14th, 2020

Professor 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 […]

Best Life: Killing superbugs with a tiny tool — medicine’s next big thing?

April 23rd, 2020

‘Action News A.M.’WMC-TV (Memphis, Tennessee)http://dateline.rice/april-23-tour https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2130&DateTime=4/23/2020+5:55:11+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2130&playclip=True&RefPage=&pbc=WatchlistTerm:1599598

Best Life: Killing superbugs with a tiny tool — medicine’s next big thing?

April 23rd, 2020

An article features Rice research into developing motorized molecules that can kill antibiotic-resistant microbes. 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 interviewed.WMC 5 Onlinehttp://dateline.rice/april-23-tour https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/04/23/best-life-killing-superbugs-with-tiny-tool-medicines-next-big-thing/

How can molecular drills annihilate the deadly superbugs?

February 28th, 2020

An article features Rice research into developing motorized molecules that can kill antibiotic-resistant microbes. Pharma Tech Outlook http://dateline.rice/feb-24-pto https://www.pharmatechoutlook.com/news/how-can-molecular-drills-annihilate-the-deadly–superbugs–nwid-969.html