UT Dallas has secured renewed federal funding for WindSTAR, its long-running research center focused on improving the reliability, performance, and resilience of wind energy systems.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant to the Center for Wind Energy Science, Technology, and Research, which UT Dallas operates jointly with the University of Massachusetts Lowell.…

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Dallas-area researchers have earned three of the five 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards from TAMEST (Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology), showing the region’s strength in engineering, physics, and biomedical discovery.

The Dallas honorees—two from The University of Texas at Dallas and one from UT Southwestern Medical Center—were named alongside recipients from Baylor College of Medicine and bp.…

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Tech Mahindra is expanding its North Texas footprint through a new partnership with UT Dallas that will advance applied AI research and create new student talent pathways. The Pune, India-based global tech company opened its Americas headquarters in Plano earlier this year.…

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Virtual keyboards are one of the biggest pain points in augmented reality. They’re slow, they’re awkward, and holding your arm up to type in midair gets tiring fast. A UT Dallas team thinks they’ve found a better way. The researchers said improving text input could help make AR more practical for everyday and professional use.…

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A UT Dallas research team has built a small neuromorphic computer that learns patterns using far fewer training computations than today’s AI systems. The early prototype points to a future where advanced models could run on smart devices without relying on energy-hungry data centers.…

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When scientists grow and engineer cells for research, those cells can be accidentally mislabeled, contaminated, or even copied without permission. The consequences are costly: industry-wide, such errors lead to billions of dollars in losses each year and put critical discoveries at risk.…

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North Texas is the newest federal front line in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The National Institute of Health has awarded UT Southwestern a $23 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging to establish the North Texas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC).…

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A Dallas Mavericks tech exec. A UT Dallas biomedical inventor. A neuroscience entrepreneur harnessing AI for drug discovery. A founder bringing virtual reality to elder care. And another turning laundry into a tech-powered convenience.

They’re all among the finalists for the 25th annual Tech Titans Awards, announced today by Tech Titans, the state’s largest tech trade association.…

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The future of U.S. battery manufacturing took a step forward in North Texas earlier this year, with one of the most advanced battery prototype facilities in the country already up and running. For many outside the industry, it has flown under the radar.…

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Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool in identifying high-risk breast cancer cases, allowing for quicker reviews by radiologists, according to two information systems professors at the University of Texas at Dallas.

That’s important, UT Dallas said, because breast cancer rates, particularly among younger women, have been rising since 2012 while the number of radiologists in the U.S.…

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A little-known structure in human nerve tissue—first documented more than 100 years ago and largely ignored ever since—has resurfaced as a surprising lead in the search for better treatments for one of the most common complications of diabetes: diabetic neuropathy.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Advanced Pain Studies say these overlooked clusters, called Nageotte nodules, are closely associated with neurodegeneration in the sensory nervous system. …

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You may not notice it, but foam is everywhere—inside cushions, helmets, even car bumpers. A team at UT Dallas is reinventing it.

Blending chemistry and technology, researchers have developed a 3D-printed foam that’s stronger, more flexible, and—unlike the polymer foam found in many everyday products—recyclable.…

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People with disabilities—a group estimated to include more than 70 million individuals in the United States, according to the CDC—will tell you standard units of measure don’t apply.

For example, there’s the idea that everyone has the same 24 hours in a day.…

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Researchers at UT Dallas’ NanoTech Institute have developed a low-cost method to fabricate artificial muscles that could open new doors for robotics, energy harvesting, and smart clothing.

But these “muscles” aren’t biological—they’re engineered fibers that behave something like them. When triggered by heat or electricity, the fibers contract, expand, or twist, producing motion without motors.…

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A team of researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas and their colleagues have made a discovery that could aid in the development of lithium-ion batteries that are safer and more powerful.

The discovery is an emerging technology using solid rather than liquid electrolytes, the materials that make it possible for ions to move through the device to generate power, UTD said.…

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Rutgers University EVP of Academic Affairs Prabhas Moghe has been chosen as the sole finalist for the next presidency at the University of Texas at Dallas in a unanimous vote by the UT System board of regents. Rutgers is New Jersey’s flagship public university.…

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UT Dallas chemistry doctoral students Ikeda and Orikeda Trashi doubled down on a cancer therapy platform—and took home first prize at the April 16 UTD Big Idea Competition.

Hosted by UTD’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Big Idea pitch event has been running since 2007, with tracks for both current students and alumni.…

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When Plano-based CorroHealth wanted to introduce “reasoning” to its PULSE coding automation technology—which leverages large language models (LLMs) and natural language processing (NLP)—it sought help from UTD Professor Dr. Gopal Gupta and his team of computer science researchers. 

“We needed to solve a complex problem to have our AI mimic human reasoning as closely as possible, enhancing accuracy and reducing implementation time,” Ravi Narayanan, CorroHealth’s chief technology officer, said in a statement.…

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“..Students in my classes often are fascinated with things like video games. I tell them, how about if we save the world for real?”

Kevin Hamlen
Executive Director
UT Dallas’ Cyber Security Research and Education Institute
.…on UTD being recognized by the NSA’s National Cryptologic School as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity.…

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