News: Materials Science & Energy Research

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UT News

Sodium-based Material Yields Stable Alternative to Lithium-ion Batteries

A new sodium-based battery material is highly stable, capable of recharging as quickly as a lithium-ion battery and might deliver more energy than current battery...

Microscope images of the surface of two materials, one with noodle-like lumps and the other much smoother

Announcements

Electrochemistry Pioneer and Texas Science Legend Allen Bard Retires

Allen Bard chemist and founder of modern electrochemistry retires from The University of Texas at Austin.

Chemist Allen Bard in a turtleneck in front of a chalkboard with notes

Announcements

Honoring the Life of Marye Anne Fox, Former VP for Research at UT Austin

Marye Anne Fox’s work has had applications in materials science, solar energy and environmental chemistry.

Portrait of a woman

Research

3D Printing with Visible Light Gets a Speed Boost

A team of University of Texas at Austin researchers led by chemistry assistant professor Zachariah Page demonstrated a fast and precise way to 3D print...

3D printed objects made (from left) with blue, green and red light. Photo courtesy Lynn Stevens.

Research

Tiny Insects Provide Inspiration for New Biomaterials

They may be tiny, but leafhoppers have a super power: they secrete a substance that makes their bodies water-repellant and anti-reflective.

Oncometopia hamiltoni leafhopper insect

The Texas Scientist

One Photon at a Time

Xiaoqin Elaine Li explores how to control light emission from ultrathin materials stacked at slight angles, a single photon at a time

Ultrathin materials get stacked at a slight angle.

Accolades

Allan MacDonald Wins Wolf Prize in Physics

UT Austin's Allan MacDonald has received the 2020 Wolf Prize which is generally considered the most prestigious award in physics other han the Nobel Prize.

Allan Wolf wears a Wolf Prize medal as UT President Jay Hartzell applauds

Research

New Material Might Lead to Higher Capacity Hard Drives

Researchers from the U.S. and Japan have demonstrated that they can store and retrieve information magnetically in a new class of materials.

Computer hard drive