Sterile (3 of 3) (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Rice University Professor Douglas Schuler and a team of students developed the Sterile Box, a shipping container converted into a self-contained, solar-powered station to sterilize and process surgical instruments for use in low-resource settings. Credit Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.