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…

New Method Can Disarm Antibiotic Resistance in Deadly Bacteria

AUSTIN, Texas — Scientists think they may have uncovered a whole new approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which, if successful, would help…

Versatile ‘Nanocrystal Gel’ Could Enable Advances in Energy, Defense and Telecommunications

AUSTIN, Texas — New applications in energy, defense and telecommunications could receive a boost after a team at The University of Texas at Austin created…

UT Startup Hopes to Remove Language Barriers With Peer-Reviewed Medical Translation

One morning, Dr. Jennifer Hole was surprised when the parents of one of her 5-year-old patients unexpectedly brought doughnuts to her office, crying and…

Texas Engineers License Carbon Capture Technology to Honeywell

AUSTIN, Texas — Honeywell plans to commercialize carbon capture technology created by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin that holds the…

UT Austin Harnesses Power of Biology in Partnership with Army Research Laboratory

Texas Engineers and Scientists Honored Among Top Inventors

AUSTIN, Texas — Five engineers and scientists from The University of Texas at Austin have been selected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, a…

Sodium-based Material Yields Stable Alternative to Lithium-ion Batteries

University of Texas at Austin researchers have created a new sodium-based battery material that is highly stable, capable of recharging as quickly as a…

Battery ‘Dream Technology’ a Step Closer to Reality with New Discovery

AUSTIN, Texas — A sodium-sulfur battery created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin solves one of the biggest hurdles that has held back the…