Caption Rice University postdoctoral researcher Gunuk Wang, left, and chemist James Tour have demonstrated new techniques for using porous silicon oxide to make robust RRAM memory chips that can ...

Rice chemist James Tour was named to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded “in recognition of distinguished contributions” to the field.

Scientists at Rice University have created a solid-state memory technology that allows for high-density storage with a minimum incidence of computer errors.

The Veritas Forum at Mississippi State featured James Tour, molecular chemist and Rice University professor, in Bettersworth Auditorium at historic Lee Hall on Wednesday night. He discussed whether ...

Tour was twice awarded the George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching at Rice University in 2012 and 2007. He is the founder of 12 currently active companies in the fields spanning materials, ...

When Rice University professor James Tour and his team quickly heated spent lithium-ion batteries to over 4,040 degrees Fahrenheit, some astounding things happened. By flash-heating the power ...

A groundbreaking approach led by a team of scientists, including Rice University chemist James Tour, has the potential to revolutionize the treatment landscape for pancreatic cancer, one of the ...

Last weekend, a Rice University band performed a satirical take on the changes impacting educators. The student-run MOB, also known as the Marching Owl Band, is known for its unconventional routines.

HOUSTON (AP) — Rice officials say the university's Marching Owl Band may have gone too far in its satire of the sexual assault scandal at Baylor.

A Rice University student newspaper faced condemnation after publishing a "satirical" post aimed at shaming white people on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The company will spend $450,000 over two years for research by the lab of James Tour, Rice's Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer ...

James Tour’s graphene device may make massive storage practical HOUSTON – (Nov. 21, 2008) – A team at Rice University has determined that a strip of graphite only 10 atoms thick can serve as ...