NIH-funded project to explore whether gene therapy can correct genetic deafness
A world-renowned authority on genetic mutations associated with hereditary retinal disorders from the University of Houston is working with a…
Research Has Potential for Valuable Medical and Military Applications
University of Houston doctoral student Adesola Saba won a highly competitive 2019 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. Saba is…
TAMEST Awards Recognize Texas’ Most Promising Researchers
An engineer from the University of Houston has received the state’s top honor in engineering for his pioneering discoveries about how crystals form and how they can be…
Failure Could Be the Answer to Lower Costs and Higher Efficiency
While most people consider cracking, peeling, stress and other similar factors to be negatives, a group of researchers see them as opportunities to improve the…
UH Research Team Examines Eye Disease with $2.5 Million Award
Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Both are genetic disorders that can cause loss of vision and…
Device Offers a New Avenue for Capitalizing on Abundant Solar Energy
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering…
In America pulmonary embolism (PE) causes between 200,000 and 300,000 deaths annually, according to information from the National Institutes of Health. PE is the third highest occurring cardiovascular disease after acute…
UH graduate students inspire each other with accomplishments
Graduate students representing the UH Cullen College of Engineering shone bright in the university-wide Graduate Research Showcase hosted Nov. 1, 2019 by the UH…
Hyongki Lee, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has a lot of experience using data collected by Earth-observing technologies (such as satellites) for solving water…
Research has broad implications for health care, self-driving cars and more.
Imagine cruising down a highway in your self-driving car. Its operating system relies on algorithms based on data collected during dry driving…
Featured UH Research Marries Health Care and Engineering
Rose Faghih, assistant professor, and several other UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty and students were an integral part of the 2019 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and…
Cerium Oxide Catalyst Will Remove Oxygen, Reduce Processing Requirements
Efforts to use biomass, including wood and agricultural products, have played an important role in the search for a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels…
New flexible biocompatible sensor targets cardiovascular diseases
Wearable electronics – from smartwatches to fitness trackers – are experiencing rapid growth in recent years. New technological advances are prioritizing even more…
Device is First Step Toward a More Sophisticated Artificial Nervous System
In work that combines a deep understanding of the biology of soft-bodied animals such as earthworms with advances in materials and electronic technologies…
Researchers say $1M Project Will Improve Understanding, Optimization
Solid-state lithium batteries have generated interest because they don’t carry the same risk of fire and explosion as conventional batteries with liquid…
Taewoo Lee’s Projects Deal With Diabetic Retinopathy and Organ Transplants
Taewoo Lee, assistant professor of Industrial Engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, was awarded two grants to address critical issues in…
Research from the Das Laboratory for Imaging Innovations at the University of Houston was recently highlighted in Nature Reviews Physics in a feature article titled “X-ray images in full color.”
The article provides an overview…
Researchers share video of their Advanced Naval Technology Exercise
Discretion is an integral part of covert reconnaissance missions. With that in mind, a team of UH Cullen College of Engineering researchers are working on a $1…
The Inside Story of a Tech Startup
SurfEllent, a UH startup which brings innovative and durable anti-icing coating technologies to the market, is hot, hot, hot! It has raised $470,000 in funding and the year is not over yet.
The…
New Method Fills a Need in Emerging Applications for Electronic Devices
Contact lenses that can monitor your health as well as correct your eyesight aren’t science fiction, but an efficient manufacturing method – finding a way to…
