Abundant, low-cost, clean energy — the envisioned result if scientists and engineers can successfully produce a reliable method of generating and sustaining fusion energy — took one step closer to reality, as a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Type One Energy Group solved a longstanding problem in the field.

An engineer who developed technology to measure methane emissions and a scholar who is a driving force in using scientific evidence to improve children’s reading comprehension have been named the 2025 recipients of The University of Texas at Austin President’s Research Impact Award.

New research from The University of Texas at Austin could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection.

The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have launched a joint initiative, the Collaborative Accelerator for Transformative Research Endeavors, to enable groundbreaking research projects that align complementary strengths to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survival.

New research from the University of Texas at Austin reveals that a vast supply of coal ash contains enough rare earth elements to significantly strengthen the nation’s reserves without the need for additional mining.

Scientists have recently discovered antibodies that can neutralize a wide range of norovirus strains, which could lead to the development of a broadly effective vaccine for the foodborne pathogen, as well as new therapeutic antibodies for treating gastroenteritis caused by norovirus.

A tiny microenvironment in your wireless earbuds may be the reason they’re dying so quickly, according to new research from the University of Texas.

Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells and many other natural materials are key ingredients in a new system that can pull drinkable water out of thin air developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin.

Six University of Texas at Austin faculty members were announced today as recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, putting UT Austin at the forefront among public universities boasting winners this year.

A pair of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated an AI-based tool that can translate a person’s thoughts into continuous text, without requiring the person to comprehend spoken words.

Since 2019, Army Futures Command’s collaboration with TEXAS Robotics has led to a novel method for rapid adaptation and integration of robotics and AI systems research.

Each fall, newly tenured UT faculty from across campus meet each other for the first time and learn how to design research through a unique retreat. Associate Professor Experimental (APX) has been ongoing for seven years and the ripple effect is far-reaching.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded two highly-competitive and prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Collaborative Research program for projects that aim preserve our culture and history and lay the foundation for a more just future.

Three scholars have been recognized with a University Research Excellence Award, one of the most prominent symbols of peer recognition at the University of Texas at Austin.

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a conductive ink that can be printed directly on the surface of a patient’s head and measure their brainwaves.

Landslides cause more than a billion dollars in damage in the United States each year, according to the American Geoscience Institute. Predicting them could soon be a lot easier.

The University of Texas at Austin is among the top universities in the world for solving society’s most difficult scientific challenges using an interdisciplinary approach, bridging knowledge and discovery across multiple fields of study to focus on a single problem.

The University of Texas at Austin will partner with industry and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to build and expand a hub for hydrogen energy production along the Texas Gulf Coast that will help increase and diversify the nation’s energy supply.

"Armadillos to Ziziphus,” a book that serves as both an education and celebration of the Hill Country’s natural beauty and diversity, has been named the grand prize winner of the 2024 Hamilton Book Awards.

A new study out of the University of Texas at Austin showed that savings can be made by reducing the demand on the existing electrical grid if people and companies invested in cleaner energy, like solar power, including rooftop, community, and battery storage systems.