The third annual In-Space Physical AI Workshop was a two-day convening hosted by Rice University in collaboration with Purdue University, Vanderbilt University, NASA, and Johnson Space Center. Held in the Ion District, home to Rice Nexus, the workshop brought together leading academic researchers, NASA experts, industry partners, and startup teams to exchange insights on what it truly takes to deploy autonomous technologies in space responsibly and at scale.

Solidec, a pioneer in clean chemical manufacturing, today announced it has raised $2+ million in pre-seed funding led by New Climate Ventures (NCV), with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Ecosphere Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Safar Partners, Echo River Capital, and Semilla Climate Capital, among others.

A globally recognized scholar and one of the founders of the field of Energy Humanities, Dominic has spent his career advancing climate resilience through research, design, and systems thinking. His past work includes co-creating the world’s first glacier memorial, recognized by the London Design Museum and even featured in The Economist’s first-ever non-human obituary.

From materials labs to the MIT stage, Chen-Yang Lin shares how his background in engineering, a passion for innovation, and early exposure to entrepreneurship led him to co-found HEXASpec—tackling thermal challenges in next-gen semiconductors.

Rice University has announced the launch of the Rice AI Venture Accelerator (RAVA), designed to drive early stage artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and commercialization.

At Coflux, we’ve developed a new technology to reduce the effects of forever chemicals through environmental decontamination. The Coflux reactor will enable large manufacturers who produce PFAS to clean their wastewater — resulting in cleaner, decontaminated water in surrounding communities.

Rice University today celebrated the grand opening of the Rice Nexus, its flagship innovation hub in the Ion District designed to help faculty, students and alumni founders turn breakthrough research into high-impact startups.

Rice University’s Office of Innovation and Rice Athletics have formed a strategic partnership with BeOne Sports, an innovative startup founded by Rice alumni that is pioneering advanced sports performance technology.

Unsatisfied with wearing running shoes that caused leg pain, Tyler Strothman '25 has taken on the ambitious task of launching his own brand of running shoes called Veloci Running.

The Rice Nexus offers cutting-edge facilities and funding in the Ion District to fast-track commercialization of new technology