Hydrogel Tablet Can Purify a Liter of River Water in an Hour

AUSTIN, Texas — As much as a third of the world’s population does not have access to clean drinking water, according to some estimates, and half of the…

Innovative Cancer Research Bolstered by Grants from CPRIT

AUSTIN, Texas — The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently awarded grants to six faculty members at The University of Texas at…

Portable ‘Lab-on-a-chip’ Diagnostic Platform Can Rapidly Test Dozens of People for COVID-19

AUSTIN, Texas — A first-of-its-kind portable disease diagnosis platform could help medical personnel quickly spot asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 and test…

New Way to Pull Lithium from Water Could Increase Supply, Efficiency

AUSTIN, Texas — Anyone using a cellphone, laptop or electric vehicle depends on lithium. The element is in tremendous demand. And although the supply of…

Researchers, Industry and Military Generals Come Together For Expo to Spotlight Innovations

A showcase of military technology highlighting the work researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have accomplished with local technology companies…

Longhorns Launch Startup to Address the Next Frontier of Renting

Student Entrepreneur Acceleration & Launch (SEAL) 2021 participants Patil, Khan and Betori are making waves with Explorastay, a tech startup that helps renters find one-to-11-month rentals around the world….

New Method Makes Vital Fertilizer Element in a More Sustainable Way

AUSTIN, Texas — Urea is a critical element found in everything from fertilizers to skin care products. Large-scale production of urea, which is naturally…

New 6G Research Center Unites Industry Leaders and UT Wireless Experts

AUSTIN, Texas — Teaming up with industry titans including Samsung, NVIDIA, and more, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are launching 6G@UT,…

MasSpec Pen Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

AUSTIN, Texas — A diagnostic tool called the MasSpec Pen has been tested for the first time in pancreatic cancer patients during surgery. The device is…

Solar Power Innovator Named Director of Energy Institute

AUSTIN, Texas — Brian Korgel, a professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, will be the next director of the Energy Institute at The…

Optical Tweezer Technology Tweaked to Overcome Dangers of Heat

AUSTIN, Texas — Three years ago, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize for inventing optical tweezers, which use light in the form of a high-powered laser…

A Lab for Innovation

UT’s Austin Technology Incubator supports local businesses, prepares student leaders of the future…