News: Materials Science & Energy Research
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
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As ‘2nd Quantum Revolution’ Arrives, UT Researchers Stand Ready
Elaine Li and others are using quantum insights to solve big problems and training the next generation.
New Low-Waste Method Breaks Down Tough-to-Recycle Plastics
The method could help create plastic products with the best of both worlds by combining durability with an eco-friendly life cycle.
University of Texas at Austin Named Among Best Global Universities
U.S. News & World Report placed UT in the top 10 in the U.S. and top-tier worldwide in a variety of science subjects.
Kurtis Carsch Named a Beckman Young Investigator
The Beckman Foundation selected the UT Austin chemist among 12 award-winning early-career faculty nationwide.
Allan MacDonald Wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
MacDonald and two colleagues were honored for “foundational work that established the field of twistronics.”
Cockrell School of Engineering
The Secret Ingredient Is Salt
Eric Anslyn co-led a study revealing how salt can be used to control the formation and aging of nanocrystal gels.
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UT Startup To Recover Rare Earth Minerals From Industrial and e-Waste
The startup, based on work from UT chemists, puts a reusable, 3D-printed filtration platform to work.
New 3D Printing Method Makes Affordable, Realistic Replicas as Structurally Complex as a Human Hand
The CRAFT method uses widely available materials and inexpensive commercial 3D printers.
Superfluids are Supposed to Flow Indefinitely. Physicists Just Watched One Stop Moving.
Researchers may have glimpsed a supersolid, an enigmatic quantum version of a classical solid.
Allan MacDonald Wins Frontiers of Knowledge Award
The UT Austin physicist was one of two scientists to win the international prize in the category of basic sciences.
