Research Shows That Doing the Twist is Hot, Unwinding is Cool

An international team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Nankai University in China has discovered a new technology for refrigeration that is based on twisting and untwisting fibers.
7-Oct-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Bioengineer Building Brighter Way for Capturing Cancer During Surgery

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have demonstrated that imaging technology used to map the universe shows promise for more accurately and quickly identifying cancer cells in the operating room.
30-Sep-2019 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Autism Study Stresses Importance of Communicating with All Infants

A new study from a UT Dallas assistant professor affiliated with the Infant Brain Imaging Study network that included infants later diagnosed with autism suggests that all children benefit from exposure to rich speech environments from their...
4-Sep-2019 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Scientists Link ‘Hunger Hormone’ to Memory in Alzheimer's Study

Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found evidence suggesting that resistance to the “hunger hormone” ghrelin in the brain is linked to the cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
3-Sep-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Physicists' Study Demonstrates Silicon's Energy-Harvesting Power

A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments to design a better way for electronics to convert waste heat into reusable energy. Silicon in the form of nanoblades can harvest thermoelectric energy at a greatly increased...
26-Aug-2019 12:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UT Dallas Engineer Earns Young Investigator Award for Water-Harvesting Work

Dr. Simon Dai, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been awarded a three-year grant to advance technology he has developed to harvest...
22-Aug-2019 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Preclinical Research Suggests Anti-Cancer Effect of Keto Diet

It’s well known that keeping blood glucose levels in check can help individuals avoid or manage diabetes, but new research led by biologists at The University of Texas at Dallas suggests that restricting blood glucose levels might also keep...
9-Aug-2019 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Beyond 1 and 0: Engineers Boost Potential for Creating Successor to Shrinking Transistors

A materials scientist from the University of Texas at Dallas has offered a solution to the fast-approaching physical minimum for transistor size: a multi-value logic transistor based on zinc oxide, capable of two stable intermediate states between 0...
29-May-2019 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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