Better Air Traffic Flow Goal of Adaptable System for Flight Decisions
A system for streamlining decisions about airplane takeoffs and landings that adjusts to new input on the fly is under development by a University of Texas at Austin engineer and Massachusetts colleagues. →
Nerve repair mechanisms under investigation with $2.1 million grants
Adela Ben-Yakar, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received $2.1 million to discover genes that affect nerve regeneration →
Santoso improves methods for regulating wind power's variability
$200,000 will fund studies of wind farm capacity, wind energy storage options →
Improving detection of nuclear smuggling goal of computer model of mechanical engineers
A team of mechanical engineering professors has received $1.9 million to expand a computer model that is already helping guide national decisions about placement of devices to detect nuclear smuggling attempts. →
New Membrane Strips Carbon Dioxide from Natural Gas Faster and Better
A modified plastic material greatly improves the ability to separate global warming-linked carbon dioxide from natural gas as the gas is prepared for use, according to engineers at The University of Texas at Austin who have analyzed the new plastic's performance. →
Carbon Dioxide Underground Storage Feasible Using "Off-The-Shelf" Technology from Oil Industry
Despite the sobering amount of carbon dioxide needing storage to reduce greenhouse gases, funneling the offensive chemical underground remains technologically possible for the oil industry, says Dr. Steve Bryant, associate professor of petroleum and geosystems engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. →
Manthiram team's $5.8 million grant seeks lighter power sources
Cell phones, laptops, MP3 players could benefit from technology advance →
Engineer receives $400,000 to advance dynamic wireless networks
More robust wireless networks that could be used for mobile, evolving needs of emergency responders and others are one step closer.
Study confirms need for objective tool to assess breast reconstruction after cancer treatment
Patients considering breast reconstructive surgery would benefit from an objective tool to assess breast appearance when making cancer treatment decisions, according to a recent study.
Engineers discover predictor of mobility for fluids at nano-scale
Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to predict the mobility of confined fluids at nanometer scales.
Researchers help predict easiest Rocky Mountain reservoirs to tap for natural gas
A researcher from the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering and colleagues at the university's Jackson School of Geosciences have received $750,000 to help the petroleum industry understand which deep reservoirs below the Rockies and elsewhere are most economic to drill into.
Engineers identifying earliest signs of pending heart attacks
Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have used miniature particles to mark body cells whose accumulation within arteries could indicate a pending heart attack.
Stationary fuel cells that use natural gas one step closer
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a material that would allow hospitals or other independent facilities to generate electricity from stationary fuel cells that run on natural gas.
Engineers receive grant to develop better glaucoma test
Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have received a five-year, $2.3 million grant to investigate an imaging method for detecting the earliest signs of glaucoma so physicians can reduce how often the disease produces vision loss or blindness.
Engineer receives $400,150 to model thin film patterns
Aerospace engineer Rui Huang at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $400,150 Early Career Development (CAREER) award to investigate how patterns evolve in thin materials being considered for applications such as flexible video displays and nano-electronic devices.
New material brings hydrogen fuel, cheaper petrochemicals closer to reality
A chemical engineering team has developed a rubbery material that can purify hydrogen efficiently in its most usable form for fuel cells and oil refining.
Half of active children pursue non-traditional physical activities
A transportation engineer at The University of Texas at Austin has performed one of the most comprehensive surveys of physical activity in children and found that about as many kids stay active by pedaling their bikes to a friend's house or walking around a neighborhood as do others by participating in organized athletics.
Engineers develop smallest device to control light, advance silicon technology.
An electrical engineer at the University of Texas at Austin has made a laser light blink while passing through a miniaturized silicon chip, a major step toward developing commercially viable optical interconnects for high performance computers and other devices.
Engineers, chemist report fuel cell option using cheaper, more durable material.
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a material to make cheaper, longer-lasting fuel cells without compromising their energy production.
Computational engineering team receives $1.2 Million to model phenomena occurring at multiple scales
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted $1.2 million to University of Texas at Austin engineers to improve the accuracy of computer simulations of processes that occur in different lengths of time, different scales of size or in other multi-layered circumstances.
Invention of Process for Miniaturizing Features on Silicon Chips Leads Chemical Engineer to Receive Heroes of Chemistry Award
C. Grant Willson, professor of chemical engineering and of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, will receive a 2005 Heroes of Chemistry award from the American Chemical Society for co-developing light-sensitive materials that are used for printing circuitry patterns on all of today’s microprocessors and memory chips.
Chemical Engineer Receives $400,000 to Test Theory Explaining How Nano-Confinement Affects Materials
Clarifying how and why materials undergo sometimes dramatic changes when confined to nanoscale dimensions is the focus of a $400,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) award received by Thomas Truskett, a chemical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin.
Mechanical Engineer Receives $400,000 to Improve Computer-Guided Engineering Design
Developing a computer approach to graph designs for better suspension bridges, more efficient chemical processing plants or other systems is the focus of a $400,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development award received by a mechanical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin.
Chemical Engineer Receives $400,000 to Clarify Manufacturing Conditions’ Influence on The Properties of Silicon Alloy Nanostructures
Defining how synthesis conditions of tiny crystals and wires of silicon alloys influence their structural and physical properties is the focus of a $400,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) award received by Gyeong Hwang, a chemical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin.
Electrical Engineer receives $400,000 to evaluate maximum capacity of wireless networks
The fundamental capacity limits of wireless networks may finally be characterized, thanks to a $400,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) award given to an electrical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin. The CAREER awards are prestigious grants for young teacher-scholars expected to be future academic leaders.
Department of Energy awards researcher $4.5 million for further development of robots to handle nuclear materials
A mechanical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin has received a five-year, $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue developing advanced robotics to handle hazardous tasks associated with nuclear materials.
"Nano-scissors" laser shows precise surgical capability study also offers nerve regeneration model
An ultra-short pulse laser that can perform extremely precise surgery on tiny roundworms may be the key to understanding nerve regeneration and is an important step toward treatment of human neurological disease, according to research published in the Dec. 16 issue of Nature.
Most changes in the Earth's shape are tied to climate swings
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found that significant changes in the shape of the Earth in the past 28 years may be linked to climate events such as the El Nino weather pattern.
Concrete composed of waste materials promises environmentally-friendly impact
Environmentally friendly concrete is the goal of the $400,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award granted Dr. Maria Juenger, civil engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin. The grant is one of the most prestigious awarded to young faculty members. "Anything we can do to make concrete more environmentally friendly will have a big impact," says Juenger, "simply because it's the world's most used material."