Research
-
First-of-its-Kind Hydrogen Proto-Hub Galvanizes Production of Low-Carbon Hydrogen
The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Electromechanics, Frontier Energy and GTI Energy today hosted the grand opening of a new hydrogen research and demonstration facility.
-
How Potatoes, Corn and Beans Led to Smart Windows Breakthrough
A study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to reduce the costs of smart windows by creating a new type of electrochromic device and materials.
-
Texas Engineers Use Erwin Center as Blueprint for Sustainable Demolition
The Frank Erwin Center is coming down to make way for a new UT Austin-MD Anderson Cancer Center joint medical campus, but even in its demise, the former home of Longhorn basketball and many memorable moments in Austin's musical history is serving an important purpose.
-
Cooler Transformers Could Help the Electrical Grid
Following the 2021 winter storm, UT Austin researchers looked inside grid transformers to see if they could make them better.
-
New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
The University of Texas at Austin is boosting its commitment to research and education in quantum science and engineering by establishing the Texas Quantum Institute.
-
Study: Texas Can Lead the New Hydrogen Economy
A new study highlights the potential for Texas to become a global leader in the development of a robust hydrogen economy.
-
'Smart Swarms' of Tiny Robots Inspired by Natural Herd Mentality
In new research, Texas Engineers gave tiny robots the same organizing abilities as schools of fish to form "smart swarms."
-
Universal Brain-Computer Interface Lets People Play Games With Just Their Thoughts
Imagine playing a racing game like Mario Kart, using only your brain to execute the complex series of turns in a lap.
This is not a video game fantasy, but a real program that engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have created as part of research into brain-computer interfaces to help improve the lives of people with motor disabilities.
-
Scientists to Study Real-World Eating Behaviors Using Wearable Sensors and AI
A new National Institutes of Health-funded project by three scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and University of Rhode Island aims to shed light on real-world eating behaviors, using AI-enabled wearable technology.
-
Machine 'Unlearning' Helps Generative AI 'Forget' Copyright-protected and Violent Content
When people learn things they should not know, getting them to forget that information can be tough. This is also true of rapidly growing artificial intelligence programs that are trained to think as we do, and it has become a problem as they run into challenges based on the use of copyright-protected material and privacy issues.
To respond to this challenge, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin developed what they say is the first "machine unlearning" method applied to image-based generative AI.
-
Fire-Resistant Sodium Battery Balances Safety, Cost and Performance
A sodium battery developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin significantly reduces fire risks from the technology, while also relying on inexpensive, abundant materials to serve as its building blocks.
-
New Disease Testing Component Facilitates Lower-Cost Diagnostics
Biomedical researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new, less expensive way to detect nuclease digestion – one of the critical steps in many nucleic acid sensing applications, such as those used to identify COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
-
Simulating How Big Waves Impact Shorelines
The crash of waves on the beach to many is the picture of peace and relaxation, but it’s also an important moment in the surrounding landscape. Known as the swash zone, where waves run up the face of the beach, this area is where crucial sand movement occurs, shaping the world’s coastlines over time and impacting flooding and other weather events.
-
Cockrell Battery Experts Team with John Deere to Electrify Farm and Construction Vehicles
Texas Engineers are working with John Deere to develop technologies to electrify agriculture vehicles like tractors.
-
How Space Lasers Have Unearthed New Information About Our World
In new research, an all-woman group of authors from five different institutions published an anthology of all the important data unearthed by laser altimetry over the last two decades.
-
New Texas Center Will Create Generative AI Computing Cluster Among Largest of Its Kind
The University of Texas at Austin is creating one of the most powerful artificial intelligence hubs in the academic world to lead in research and offer world-class AI infrastructure to a wide range of partners.
-
Injectable Water Filtration System Could Improve Access to Clean Drinking Water Around the World
More than 2 billion people, approximately a quarter of the world’s population, lack access to clean drinking water. A new, portable and affordable water filtration solution created by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to change that.
-
Peppas Featured in First Issue of Nature Chemical Engineering
Nicholas Peppas is among a handful of prestigious researchers whose publications were featured in the inaugural issue of Nature Chemical Engineering. The article, A Bright Future in Medicine for Chemical Engineering, is co-authored with Professor Robert Langer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
-
Texas Engineers Receive Funds Through Joint French Science Program
A pair of Texas Engineers are teaming up with scientists from France as part of a six-year-old collaborative research program.
Delia Milliron and D. Nicolas Espinoza were among the 2023 awardees of the Dr. Cécile DeWitt-Morette France-UT Endowed Excellence Fund.
-
Space Lighthouses: Small Satellites Will Someday Help Navigate Spacecraft to the Moon
A new agreement with NASA paves the wave for researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Spacecraft Laboratory to build and launch a small satellite network with embedded machine learning technology to help spacecraft figure out their location in relationship to the Earth and, eventually, the moon. That will ultimately help ensure more accurate navigation and landing.