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How Plasmas Could Help Reduce Methane Emissions
Texas Engineers have developed the most efficient method yet to convert methane to methanol over the distributed scales where it is produced.
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Nina Telang Helps Students Find Their Engineering Community
Nina Telang has impacted thousands of electrical and computer engineering undergraduate students over the last two decades, at the most important time of their academic careers.
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Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
A newly engineered type of soil can capture water out of thin air to keep plants hydrated and manage controlled release of fertilizer for a constant supply of nutrients.
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Infant Innovation: Iman Salafian's Collaborative Approach to Medical Devices for Newborns
Iman Salafian is driven to improve care for newborn babies, leading two collaborative startups that emerged from a medical devices course.
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New Carbon Storage Technology Is Fastest of Its Kind
A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.
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Texas Engineers Join Space Force Operation, Bringing Robots to Space
Texas Engineers are participating in a groundbreaking U.S. Space Force operation that will propel innovative technologies for in-space operations.
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Why Biden’s methane fee is good for U.S. oil and gas
Arvind Ravikumar
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Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering