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With over 10,000 square feet of lab space and state-of-the-art instrumentation and equipment, TMI is a world-class hub for materials research.
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Our Materials Science and Engineering program is one of the best in the nation, and our graduates go on to be leaders in their fields.
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TMI hosts prestigious speakers throughout the year to promote research collaboration and learning across material science and engineering at UT.
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'3D Electrokinetic Tweezers' Enables New Level of Control of Tiny Particles
Microscopically small particles are very challenging to move around. So much so that the breakthrough technology for doing that won the Nobel Prize more than 25 years ago.
UT News: Water-Purifying Cup Makes Drinkable Water From Creeks and Streams
A rash of storms in Texas in recent years — from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 to the deep freeze in 2021 — has put big chunks of the population in danger and left millions without electricity or water for long periods.
ABC Radio: The life of the oldest Nobel Prize winner, John Goodenough
The scientist behind the lithium-ion battery, John Goodenough, died last month at the age of 100. Goodenough's career spanned seven decades, during which his discoveries sparked the wireless revolution.
Smart Farming Platform Improves Crop Yields, Minimizes Pollution
A new farming system developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture: the overuse of fertilizers to improve crop yields and the resulting chemical runoff that pollutes the world’s air and water.
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Goodenough Materials Innovation Lectures
In honor of Nobel Laureate Goodenough, this lecture series aims to bring leading experimentalists and theorists engaged in the broad field of materials to illustrate the past and present of materials research, and thereby create a vision for future innovation in this space.
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Innovative Thermal Measurement Unveils a Distinctive Electron Cooling Mechanism in Graphene Devices
A recent study led by Li Shi's research team, published in Nature, unveils a distinctive mechanism for hot electron cooling pathway in graphene devices. This discovery introduces innovative approaches to manipulate electron transport properties by tuning the reflection symmetry of two-dimensional heterostructures and provide insights that can help the development of graphene-based quantum devices.
Dr. Dmitry Kireev, 2023 Co-op Research Excellence Best Paper Award
Dr. Dmitry Kireev has been working as a Research Associate at the University of Texas at Austin since 2018 in the group of Prof. Deji Akinwande, working on merging the fields of Neuroengineering, 2D materials, Bioelectronics, Neuromorphic Computing, and Nanoelectronics, contributing to the development of bioelectronic devices with long-standing implications in Healthcare and Medicine.
Texas Engineers Land Semiconductor Grants Through CHIPS Act-Backed NSF Program
A pair of Cockrell School research teams are part of a massive semiconductor grant program from the National Science Foundation that includes funds from industry leaders and the federal CHIPS Act.
Hot Summer Air Turns into Drinking Water With New Gel Device
For significant portions of the globe faced with water shortage problems a beacon of hope may be on the way: the ability to easily turn hot air into drinking water.
Breakthrough Oil-Capturing Technology Offers 10x Improvement Cleaning Up Hazardous Spills
To combat the extreme environmental toll of major oil spills, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a new technology that could significantly improve cleanup capabilities compared to today's methods.
