Mechanical energy nonconservative forces, like frictional forces, will be present, but often they are of negligible values and the mechanical energy's being constant can therefore be a useful approximation. In elastic collisions, the mechanical energy is conserved but in inelastic collisions, some mechanical energy is converted into heat. The equivalence between lost mechanical energy (dissipation) and an increase in temperature was discovered by James Prescott Joule. Many devices are used to convert mechanical energy to or from other forms of energy, e.g. an electric motor converts electrical energy to mechanical energy, an electric generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy and a
2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. !colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| C-USA Regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Conference USA Tournament 2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team 2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team The 2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Mike Rhoades, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–20, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in