Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Rice University, published a paper detailing how to improve energy density in a novel electric vehicle battery – a step toward a more cost-effective, easily recycled battery that would allow EVs to travel farther and charge faster at a low cost.
A crucial step in sequestering carbon dioxide and realizing the energy transition means finding where to store it to avoid earthquakes and possible leakage pathways, which Yingcai Zheng at the University of Houston is taking on in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab and Vecta Oil and Gas with support from the U.S. Department of Energy.
With 37 utility patents, the University of Houston ranks among the top 100 global universities for the number of utility patents issued in 2020. The ranking validates UH emphasis on commercializing new technologies.
After a hiatus due to COVID-19, the curtain is coming up once again on the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and this season has a cinematic twist. “Shakespeare Night at the Movies,” produced by the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance, runs Tuesday, Aug. 3 through Saturday, Aug. 7 at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
In the first study to validate conflicting theories, a University of Houston researcher has confirmed that zinc actually does inhibit and promote the growth of kidney stones at the same time.
Lorena Gauthereau, digital program manager for the University of Houston’s U.S. Latino Digital Humanities program and the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage project, has been recognized by The Mellon Foundation for her work recovering U.S. Latino Literature.
The University of Houston has launched Research Reaching Houston, an online collection of projects that demonstrates the resounding impact of UH’s research endeavors on the local community. From combatting vaccine hesitancy and forecasting COVID’s economic toll, UH goes beyond the borders of campus to address societal challenges.
With social disorders, like autism, people suffer from an inability to respond to social cues. Interestingly, African Cichlid fish are excellent at responding to social cues, building social structures within minutes. A UH researcher is linking the two together, examining the genes and cells of the fish to learn more about social dysfunction.
Researchers have demonstrated “giant flexoelectricity” in soft elastomers that could improve robot movement range and make self-powered pacemakers a real possibility. In a paper published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists from the University of Houston and Air Force Research Laboratory explain how to engineer ostensibly ordinary substances like silicone rubber into an electric powerhouse.
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