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Xray of bones, like the ones Texas Engineers are studying

No Bones About It: New Details About Skeletal Cell Aging Revealed

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April 04, 2025

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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  • Health,
  • Mechanical Engineering,

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Whooping cough, or pertussis cells under a microscope

New Research Boosts Future Whooping Cough Vaccines

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April 03, 2025

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.

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  • Chemical Engineering,

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Texas Engineer alumnus Edgar Figueroa

Wi-Fi Pioneer to Speak at Cockrell Commencement

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April 02, 2025

If you’ve used Wi-Fi over the last 20 years, whether it be at home, at the office or on the go, then Texas Engineering alumnus and Cockrell commencement speaker Edgar Figueroa has had an impact on your life.

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  • Mechanical Engineering,
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Texas Engineer Donglei "Emma" Fan

Fan Joins AIMBE Board

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March 29, 2025

Donglei “Emma” Fan was one of seven scholars elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) board of directors.

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  • Faculty,
  • Mechanical Engineering,

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Texas Engineer Collin Haese teaches a heart dissection workshop to kids at the Science Mill

Engineering with Heart

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March 28, 2025

Rausch and his students have partnered with the Science Mill for the past three years to provide workshops for kids in the Hill Country. This year’s workshop earlier this month focused on the most vital and complex organ: the heart.

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  • Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics,
  • Mechanical Engineering,
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A Path to Safer, High-Energy Electric Vehicle Batteries

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March 12, 2025

A new study dives deep into nickel-based cathodes, one of the two electrodes that facilitate energy storage in batteries, to improve electric vehicles.

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  • Batteries,
  • Research Advancements,
  • Energy,
  • Mechanical Engineering,

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Texas Engineer Pengyu Ren looks at a computational model with a student

Pharmacoengineering Program Enables Advanced Drug Development and Delivery  

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March 10, 2025

Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin have a new opportunity to revolutionize how medicines are developed and delivered.

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Texas Engineer Connor Crawford's Pike Robotics makes wall crawling robots to inspect critical infrastructure.

Pike Robotics’ Robo-Inspectors Aim to Make Critical Infrastructure Safer

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March 10, 2025

Pike Robotics, led by Texas Engineering alumnus Connor Crawford, makes robots that inspect critical infrastructure, including oil and gas storage tanks, ship hulls, distillation columns and other confined and hazardous environments. 

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  • Mechanical Engineering,

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Texas Engineers spotted antibodies that protect against norovirus

Norovirus-Neutralizing Antibodies Open Door to Vaccine

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March 05, 2025

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a strategy to fight back against norovirus, a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide.

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  • Chemical Engineering,

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Texas Engineers huddled around a computer in a lab

Super Sapphire Resists Scratches, Glare, Fog and Dust

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March 05, 2025

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered techniques to bestow superpowers upon sapphire, a material that most of us think of as just a pretty jewel.

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  • Mechanical Engineering,

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