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Milk Reaction Inspires New Way to Make Highly Conductive Gel Films
A common chemical reaction that most people have seen first-hand is the inspiration for a new way to make a flexible gel film that could lead to innovations in sensors, batteries, robotics and more.
2D Artificial Neurons Mimic Complex Brain Abilities for Next-Gen AI Computing
Research published in Nature Nanotechnology shows the creation of atomically thin artificial neurons by stacking two-dimensional (2D) materials to expand the functionality of electronic memristors by making them responsive to both optical and electrical signals for the operation of winner-take-all neural networks with separate feedforward and feedback paths within the network.
Professor Deji Akinwande Elected as 2023 MRS Fellow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Deji Akinwande, has been elected for the 2023 Class of MRS Fellows by the Materials Research Society (MRS).
James Chelikowsky Wins Feynman Prize
James R. Chelikowsky, Director of the Center for Computational Materials at the Oden Institute, has received the 2022 Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for Theory.
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Texas Materials Seminar Series
The Texas Materials Seminar Series features MSE 397 Seminars, TMI Distinguished Lectureships, and TMI Special Seminars, where leading faculty and professionals from around the world share cutting-edge innovations and advancements in materials engineering with our students.
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Professor Arumugam Manthiram received the Faraday Medal Award
Professor Arumugam Manthiram received the Faraday Medal Award from the Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology (SAEST), India.
Koo Research Group Presents at AIAA SciTech 2025 Conference
Three graduate students from the Koo Research Group presented five papers at the AIAA SciTech Conference in Orlando, Florida. Topics included advanced aerospace materials like carbon/UHTR and quartz/UHTR ablatives, microstructural analysis, and photogrammetry methods. The students, along with their advisor Dr. Joseph H. Koo, showcased their research to over 6,000 attendees.
A New Structure for Single Atom Catalysis
A recent study by Dr. Yuanyue Liu and his team, published in The American Chemical Society (ACS), has revealed a previously overlooked catalytic site in M–N–C materials, which are vital for energy conversion reactions like the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Traditionally, M–N–C catalysts feature pyridinic sites as the primary active sites.
Dr. Yuebing Zheng Elected Fellow of SPIE
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is proud to announce that Dr. Yuebing Zheng has been elected to the prestigious grade of Fellow of SPIE, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of optics and photonics.
Advancements in Anode-Free Solid-State Batteries
Dr. David Mitlin and Dr. Donald Siegel, along with their colleagues in the Department of Energy’s MUSIC Energy Frontier Research Center, recently published a perspective article in Nature Materials on "Electro-Chemo-Mechanics of Anode-Free Solid-State Batteries."
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