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A new documentary film, “Thirst for Power”, explores our dependence on water for energy and the hidden vulnerabilities in our modern, water-dependent energy systems.
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Over the next year, several researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering will perform hands-on housing research using units donated by ROKiT Homes.
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A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and decrease reliance on costly imports.
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Texas Engineers have demonstrated a technique to trick light into behaving as if it was interacting with atomically thin metal films, setting the stage for the design and development of next-generation optoelectronic devices.
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Texas Engineers have discovered a new phenomenon in modern batteries, one that could be used to improve their life cycles.
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Texas Engineers are part of a team building reactors that would be very safe, small and therefore much more affordable to build, and modular, so individual users such as data centers or refineries might have their very own nuclear power plants yielding plentiful, steady electricity.
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An engineer who developed technology to measure methane emissions and a scholar who is a driving force in using scientific evidence to improve children’s reading comprehension have been named the 2025 recipients of The University of Texas at Austin President’s Research Impact Award.
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The Cockrell School of Engineering is once again among the top 10 engineering programs in the nation, finishing No. 7 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 graduate engineering program rankings.
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Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over time. In a new study, a team led by The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center just made a major break in the case.
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New research from The University of Texas at Austin could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection.
