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May 23, 2022
Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water From Desert Air
More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a solution that could help people in these areas access clean ... Read the story
April 28, 2022
Engineering Alumnus Invests in Connecting Business Students and Startup Founders in the Texas Innovation Center
Thanks to a seed gift from Cockrell School of Engineering alumnus Stuart Lodge (B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1984), a new program in the Texas Innovation Center gives MBA students real-world business experience as they learn from and help faculty- and ... Read the story
April 26, 2022
Transportation Research Center Gets Phase 2 NSF Grant
A group of four universities, including The University of Texas at Austin, recently won a grant from the National Science Foundation for the second phase of their Industry-University Cooperative Research Center. The Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation ... Read the story
April 25, 2022
UT Austin Selected for EcoCAR EV Challenge to Make Next-Gen Vehicle
The University of Texas at Austin is one of 13 university teams in North America set to participate in the EcoCAR EV Challenge, a prestigious collegiate competition to re-engineer state-of-the-art vehicles and prepare students for the future. The four-year challenge ... Read the story
April 19, 2022
Texas Institute for Electronics Would Help Restore U.S. Chipmaking Leadership
With semiconductor devices and systems now affecting all aspects of daily life, demand for such technologies has soared in recent years. But with 75% of microchip production based in East Asia, America’s over-reliance on foreign manufacturers leaves our supply ... Read the story
April 13, 2022
Report: Texas Can Get to Net-Zero by 2050 and Simultaneously Bolster the Economy
Texas could eliminate its carbon pollution in fewer than 30 years, and decarbonizing would actually strengthen the state’s economy, according to new research from energy scientists at The University of Texas at Austin. The report warns that global markets ... Read the story
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December 19, 2021
We Must Rise to the Challenge of Climate Change
Fernanda Leite
Associate Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
