News: Materials Science & Energy Research
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
More Charge Acceptors aren’t Necessarily Better for Solar Cells
Adding charge acceptors can slow electron transfer in some light-activated materials.

Department of Energy Selects Timothy Liao for Graduate Student Research Program
UT Austin's Timothy Liao has been selected to participate in a research program where he will develop computational tools for material design and discovery.

The Texas Scientist
Charging Ahead: The Path to a Clean Energy Future
Clean energy research from UT Austin scientists holds disruptive potential. It comes just as new technologies are needed most.

New Phononic Crystal Might Enable Better Mobile Communications
UT Austin researchers' new acoustic component, made of aluminum nitride and configured into periodic phononic crystals, allows engineers to direct high frequency elastic waves along...

Zak Page Named a 2022 Cottrell Scholar
For Zachariah Page's research in materials chemistry, he has been selected as a 2022 Cottrell Scholar.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.
