News: Materials Science & Energy Research
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Bridging Chemistry and Physics on the Path to New Materials
Five questions with Allen J. Bard Center for Electrochemistry director Michael Rose.

New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
Elaine Li and Xiuling Li will co-direct the new Texas Quantum Institute.

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Semiconductor Master’s Program Will Offer Hands-on Experience in Rapidly Growing Industry
The new program will help fill the demand for semiconductor scientists and engineers and give students a chance to lead in a booming industry.

MacDonald Announced as Winner of Inaugural Hill Prize in Physical Sciences
Allan MacDonald of The University of Texas at Austin received the award for research with high-impact potential.

Researchers Discover New Ways to Excite Spin Waves with Extreme Infrared Light
New ultrafast method for controlling magnetic materials might enable next-generation information processing technologies.

Chemists’ New Process Offers Safer 3D Printing Option, Requiring Less Energy and Cost
The University of Texas at Austin researchers have developed a chemical process that could revolutionize light-driven 3D printing.

UT Austin Physicists Receive Keck Foundation Boost for Quantum Materials Research
Edoardo Baldini leads a team developing a new approach to stabilize useful quantum properties of atomically thin materials for far longer and at higher temperatures.

New Material Transforms Light, Creating New Possibilities for Sensors
A group of scientists and engineers that includes researchers from The University of Texas at Austin has created a new class of materials that can...

New Simulation Reveals Secrets of Exotic Form of Electrons called Polarons
Feliciano Giustino leads effort to turn computational predictions into new materials.

More Charge Acceptors aren’t Necessarily Better for Solar Cells
Adding charge acceptors can slow electron transfer in some light-activated materials.
