Machine learning powers new approach to detecting soil contaminantsA team of researchers at Rice and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil ⎯ even ones that have never been isolated or studied in a lab. May 09 25May 09, 2025Article at news.rice.edu
Light-based data made clearer with new machine learning methodRice researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that excels at interpreting optical spectra, potentially enabling faster and more precise medical diagnoses and sample analysis. Apr 28 25April 28, 2025Article at news.rice.edu
Rice-BCM research enables detection of hazardous chemicals in human placentas with unprecedented speed and precisionRice scientists and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a new method for detecting the presence of dangerous chemicals from tobacco smoke in human placentas with unprecedented speed and precision. Feb 10 25February 10, 2025Article at news.rice.edu
Rice computer scientists develop solutions for making AI models more efficient and customizableA team of researchers at Rice is working on solutions to make AI models less expensive and more accessible, customizable and environmentally friendly. Feb 03 25February 03, 2025Article at news.rice.edu
Rice-led research will leverage responsible AI to enhance coastal communities’ severe storm responseA team of Rice engineers and partners won a $1.5 million NSF award for a project that leverages responsible AI to enhance emergency response to coastal compound hazard events. Oct 15 24October 15, 2024Article at news.rice.edu
Breaking MAD: Generative AI could break the internetRice researchers have found that training successive generations of generative artificial intelligence models on synthetic data gives rise to self-consuming feedback loops. Jul 30 24July 30, 2024Article at news.rice.edu
Rice engineers develop innovative microbiome analysis software toolsRice engineers have developed two new graph-based computational tools for tracking genomic variation within microbiomes. May 06 24May 06, 2024Article at news.rice.edu
Data-processing tool could enable better early stage cancer detectionA team of Rice researchers has developed a tool that is better at integrating single-cell DNA and RNA data than more recent, state-of-the-art technologies. The findings could lead to better early stage cancer detection. Feb 28 24February 28, 2024Article at news.rice.edu
Grant backs research on teaching networks to make better decisionsRice’s Santiago Segarra and Ashutosh Sabharwal have won a grant from the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory to develop a machine learning framework that improves military communication networks’ decision-making processes. The research could also help Nov 20 23November 20, 2023Article at news.rice.edu
New software designs optimized, personalized treatments for movement impairmentsA team of Rice University engineers has launched open-source software that constructs and uses personalized computer models of how individual patients move to optimize treatments for neurologic and orthopedic mobility impairments. Jul 27 23July 27, 2023Article at news.rice.edu
Taking care of your teeth could help prevent chronic joint painRice scientist spots clue in discarded data that sets research on the right track. Mar 06 23March 06, 2023Article at news.rice.edu