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Research News

  • Research team member on the cover of C&EN magazine

    The latest research efforts of Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus, assistant professor of the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has landed one of her team members on the front cover of the May 6th edit...

  • Nano-sheets used to recover trapped oil

    Global energy demand is expected to increase by 50% over the next 25 years, so it is vital that the industry find new ways to maximize oil production. An estimated 30 to 40% of oil in a reserve is left behind due to limitations in current p...

  • Dr. Yue Kuo's new LED

    Thomas Edison invented the first incandescent light bulb 130 years ago, which greatly contributed to the advancement of civilization. However, that technology is antiquated, economically inefficient to operate, and fragile. Fluorescent l...

  • New Technology Could Improve Treatment for Diabetes, Other Disorders

    COLLEGE STATION, Aug. 8, 2012 – For people suffering from diabetes and other hormonal disorders, staying healthy means staying vigilant; effective treatment requires periodic and precise doses of drugs throughout the day. The constant up...

  • New Publication Details Future of Process Safety for Academia, Industry

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 6, 2012 – Substantial risk remains for serious industrial incidents that could cost property and lives, but effectively integrating science and engineering principles into academia and industry can help mitigate ...

  • New Measurement Method for Thin Films Helping to Advance Promising Technology

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 11, 2012 – The dog days of summer can quickly transform a car’s interior into an oven, but imagine an automobile with high-tech windows that block out the heat, keeping its interior cool to the touch. Such a p...

  • Manipulating Way Bacteria Talk Leads to Unprecedented Level of Control Over Bacterial Communities

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 3, 2011 – By manipulating the way bacteria “talk” to each other, researchers at Texas A&M University have achieved an unprecedented degree of control over the formation and dispersal of biofilms – a finding ...

  • Research Aims to Turn Human Waste into Biofuel

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 2, 2011 – A Texas A&M University research initiative that converts human wastes into biofuels has received a Phase 1 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant totals $100,000 with the opp...

  • Research Finds HIV-killing Compound

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 21, 2011 – A powerful topical preventative for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, could be a step closer to clinical trials thanks to a newly discovered molecular compound that research at Texas A&M University ...

  • Chen Secures Grant to Fund Cancer Research

    The following story is reprinted with permission of The Eagle. It can be found at http://www.theeagle.com/local/Grant-to-fund-cancer-research--6753172. By CASSIE SMITH cassie.smith@theeagle.com   More than $13.2 million was ...