University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington or UTA) is a state university located in Arlington, Texas.

Off-the-shelf cancer treatments using immunotherapy?

A new pathway to regulate immune response and control inflammatory diseases like sepsis and meningitis

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found a potential new pathway to regulate immune response and potentially control inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system such as meningitis and sepsis. “We need to know what turns on inflammatory response to bacterial infection to be able to modulate the process,” said Subhrangsu Mandal,

A new pathway to regulate immune response and control inflammatory diseases like sepsis and meningitis

Programmable hydrogels open many new avenues in bioinspired robotics and tissue engineering

Living organisms expand and contract soft tissues to achieve complex, 3D movements and functions, but replicating those movements with man-made materials has proven challenging. A University of Texas at Arlington researcher recently published groundbreaking research in Nature Communications that shows promise in finding a solution. Kyungsuk Yum, an assistant professor in UTA’s Materials Science and Engineering Department,

Programmable hydrogels open many new avenues in bioinspired robotics and tissue engineering

New smart skin give robots more sensitive tactile feeling than humans

The University of Texas at Arlington has patented a smart skin, created by a UTA researcher, that will give robots more sensitive tactile feeling than humans. “The idea is to have robots work better alongside people,” said Zeynep Çelik-Butler, a UTA electrical engineering professor. “The smart skin is actually made up of millions of flexible

New smart skin give robots more sensitive tactile feeling than humans

Getting much closer to a revolutionary battery to power renewable energy industry

Any resident of the Great Plains can attest to the massive scale of wind farms that increasingly dot the countryside. In the Midwest and elsewhere, wind energy accounts for an ever-bigger slice of U.S. energy production: In the past decade, $143 billion was invested into new wind projects, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

Getting much closer to a revolutionary battery to power renewable energy industry

Breakthrough research could lead to a dramatic reduction in the cost and energy consumption of high-speed internet connections

Breakthrough research from The University of Texas at Arlington and The University of Vermont could lead to a dramatic reduction in the cost and energy consumption of high-speed internet connections. Nonlinear-optical effects, such as intensity-dependent refractive index, can be used to process data thousands of times faster than what can be achieved electronically. Such processing

Breakthrough research could lead to a dramatic reduction in the cost and energy consumption of high-speed internet connections

Invention of a hand-held breath monitor that can detect the flu virus

Perena Gouma, a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, has published an article in the journal Sensors that describes her invention of a hand-held breath monitor that can detect the flu virus. The article, published in January 2017, explains in-depth how the single-exhale sensing device works

Invention of a hand-held breath monitor that can detect the flu virus

Inexpensive semiconducting organic polymers can harvest sunlight to split carbon dioxide into alcohol fuels

Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington have been the first to demonstrate that an organic semiconductor polymer called polyaniline is a promising photocathode material for the conversion of carbon dioxide into alcohol fuels without the need for a co-catalyst. “This opens up a new field of research into new applications for inexpensive, readily

Inexpensive semiconducting organic polymers can harvest sunlight to split carbon dioxide into alcohol fuels

Possible Vision Restoration for Macular Degeneration Sufferers

Millions of adults over age 50 struggle each year with vision loss caused by damage to the retina or common macular degeneration. Physics researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new platform that uses ultrafast near-infrared lasers to deliver gene therapy to damaged areas of the retina to enable vision restoration

Possible Vision Restoration for Macular Degeneration Sufferers

Team develops new storage cell for solar energy storage AND nighttime conversion

A University of Texas at Arlington materials science and engineering team has developed a new energy cell that can store large-scale solar energy even when it’s dark. The innovation is an advancement over the most common solar energy systems that rely on using sunlight immediately as a power source. Those systems are hindered by not

Team develops new storage cell for solar energy storage AND nighttime conversion

UT Arlington Theatre Arts research provides insight into human behavior for scientists, engineers who build social robots

As an actress, producer, director and theatre arts lecturer at The University of Texas at Arlington, Julienne Greer knows the techniques that help draw people’s deepest emotions to the surface. Now, she’s building on her experience and research to help scientists and robotics engineers better understand the human experience so that they can build more

UT Arlington Theatre Arts research provides insight into human behavior for scientists, engineers who build social robots

Nanotechnology aids in cooling electrons without external sources – huge energy savings potential

A team of researchers has discovered a way to cool electrons to -228 °C without external means and at room temperature, an advancement that could enable electronic devices to function with very little energy. The process involves passing electrons through a quantum well to cool them and keep them from heating. The team details its

Nanotechnology aids in cooling electrons without external sources – huge energy savings potential

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Will electric vehicles mean fewer auto manufacturing jobs? GM's shift to EVs worries union
on April 12, 2021 at 6:44 am
As automakers like General Motors invest in electric vehicles, experts expect fewer auto manufacturing jobs since EVs have fewer parts than gas cars.
Sports and other large outdoor events are finally returning but experts say they shouldn't be an 'unregulated free-for-all'
on April 10, 2021 at 5:35 pm
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Solving problem of exploding drones in underground mines
on April 8, 2021 at 6:17 am
An electrical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is helping develop a safer battery ... Wetz is an expert in energy storage and has done extensive research into why ...
American Institutes for Research Strengthens Partnerships to Diversify the Behavioral and ...
on April 6, 2021 at 11:02 am
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is strengthening its efforts to diversify the fields of behavioral and social science research (BSSR) through a partnership with three large universities ...
American Institutes for Research Strengthens Partnerships to Diversify the Behavioral and Social Science Research Fields
on April 6, 2021 at 11:00 am
Arlington ... that serve diverse student bodies: Howard University in Washington, D.C., Georgia State University, in Atlanta, and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).

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MD Anderson researchers highlight advances in clinical studies at the AACR Annual Meeting 2021
on April 12, 2021 at 7:11 am
The results, presented today at the virtual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2021, showcase the researchers' ongoing efforts to advance clinical studies and expand ...
Empire Communities Hires New Division President in Central Texas
on April 12, 2021 at 4:00 am
Terry graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and has remained active in the industry as a GHBA Board Member and numerous years supporting both ...
As Democrats gain, some Republicans tout Trump ties in North Texas congressional race
on April 12, 2021 at 3:15 am
He’s not a candidate, but his name keeps popping up in a North Texas congressional race: Donald Trump. The special election to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat of the late Ron Wright has ...
Texas courts defy CDC eviction pause as state sits on $1B in federal rental aid
on April 9, 2021 at 12:01 pm
"Texas courts-ignoring the CDC moratorium-have started ordering evictions," Emily Benfer, a law professor at Wake Forest University, tweeted. "Today, in Arlington, sheriffs evicted a single mom with a ...
‘I don’t want them here at all,’ Texas GOP congressional candidate says about Chinese immigrants
on April 1, 2021 at 6:44 am
According to a study by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University ... a forum hosted by the Arlington Republican Club for Republican candidates running in the 6th ...