Tiny Motors Take a Big Step Forward

Scientists Hijack Bacteria To Ease Drug Manufacturing

AUSTIN, Texas — For more affordable, sustainable drug options than we have today, the medication we take to treat high blood pressure, pain or memory loss…

6G Component Provides Speed, Efficiency Needed for Next-Gen Network

Even though consumers won’t see it for years, researchers around the world are already laying the foundation for the next generation of wireless…

Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water From Desert Air

More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Scientists and engineers at The…

Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste

AUSTIN, Texas — An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics…

Buckman Center Will Allow Students to Design Engaging, Immersive Experiences in New Lab Space

AUSTIN, Texas — Central Texas philanthropists Karl and Nelda Buckman have pledged a significant gift to build an immersive media lab to support students…

Texas Institute for Electronics Would Help Restore U.S. Chipmaking Leadership

AUSTIN, Texas — With semiconductor devices and systems now affecting all aspects of daily life, demand for such technologies has soared in recent years….

New Type of Vaccines Could Help Against More Viral Illnesses

AUSTIN, Texas – Some of the same researchers at The University of Texas at Austin who created a key to all coronavirus vaccines used in the U.S. have made…

Historic Campaign Supports UT’s Vision to Be Highest-Impact Public Research University

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is publicly kicking off the largest philanthropic campaign in the history of Texas higher education and…

Gene Editing Gets Safer Thanks to Redesigned Protein

AUSTIN, Texas — One of the grand challenges with using CRISPR-based gene editing on humans is that the molecular machinery sometimes makes changes to the…

Century-Old Technology Inspires Method for Early Warning Tsunami and Earthquake Detection

Experts to Unpack the Future of Energy Research and Technology at UT Energy Week

AUSTIN, Texas — Energy experts at the forefront of issues such as the energy transition, mineral supply, industrial decarbonization and the future of…