A team of researchers led by Engineering Prof. John Goodenough, widely recognized as the principal inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has identified a new cathode material...
UT Austin students and their counterparts at Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) in Germany are putting the finishing touches on construction of an ultra-energy efficient, solar-powered home...
The veracity of sound scientific research eventually drives greater public understanding of energy issues, but first has to overcome deep-seated and pervasive biases that dominate public debate...
UT Austin Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Ross Baldick has been named Power and Energy Society’s (PES) Outstanding Power Engineering Educator for 2015...
UT Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), renowned for operating some of the world’s most powerful computing resources, can now lay claim as a leader in the use of renewable energy...
Energy Institute Director Dr. Tom Edgar and Assistant Director Dr. Fred Beach are prominently featured in a story on Texas’ lignite that aired recently on National Public Radio...
UT Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History is widely regarded for its distinguished assemblage of collections on pivotal themes in Texas and U.S. history...
The Energy Institute has signed an agreement to collaborate with the Colorado-based Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA) on energy policy research and analysis...
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering have achieved advancements in electrochromic materials that could one day deliver smart windows capable of revealing light without transferring heat...