Research

[caption id="attachment_47385" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Guihua Yu, an assistant professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering, is working on advancing a special class of materials, called energy hydrogels, which could lead to the next generation of batteries."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas  MIT Technology Review has named Cockrell School of Engineering assistant professor Guihua Yu to its prestigious list…

Researchers have determined that postmenopausal overweight or obese breast cancer patients receiving hormone therapy as part of their treatment and who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen have significantly lower breast cancer recurrence rates and a sizable delay in time to cancer recurrence.

Seismic events are not rare occurrences on Antarctica, where sections of the frozen desert can experience hundreds of micro-earthquakes an hour because of ice deformation. Some scientists call them icequakes. But shortly after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on Feb. 27, 2010, the ice sheets in Antarctica vibrated more than usual.

[caption id="attachment_47242" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Synthetic ion transporters can induce apoptosis by facilitating chloride anion transport into cells."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas  Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by ferrying sodium and chloride ions into the cancer cells. These synthetic ion…

Event: The 12th international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies conference (GHGT-12), focusing on global efforts to capture and control emissions of greenhouse gases. When: October 5-9

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) program has certified four new landscapes, including a pocket park in Washington state, a mixed-use development in northern California, a historic Civil-War era preserve in New York, and the headquarters of an architecture firm in Georgia.

AUSTIN, Texas The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will receive a $35 million gift to create an endowment aimed at bringing more of Texas’ best and brightest high school students to UT Austin.

[caption id="attachment_47160" align="alignright" width="524" caption="The left is a photo of the pen-sized 3-in-1 spectroscopy system. The right panel shows a view of the probel assembly with optical elements, such as filters, fibers and front lens. Credit: Review of Scientific Instruments/Eric Marple, EmVision LLC."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas  Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University…

For years, researchers have known that physical pain relievers such as ibuprofen can also help ease emotional pain, but new research suggests that ibuprofen has contrasting effects on men and women: Men who take the drug report harsher feelings of rejection, and women report feeling better.