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A wearable bioelectronic device increased REM sleep in real-world trials, without invasive surgery or medication.
Published by UT News.
Yuebing Zheng was awarded seed funding through the University's Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors. The 'New Directions in Research' grants are one time payments that give faculty an opportunity to obtain proof-of-concept or pilot data for future, larger grants.
Tianrui (Terry) Zheng, a Materials Science & Engineering graduate student working with Dr. Guihua Yu, is a recipient of the 2026-2027 UT Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows Award from UT's Energy Institute.
We are excited to announce that two MS&E students, Arvin Sharma and Aisha Lizaola, have been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).
We are excited to share updates on two recent publications in Nature Energy and Nature Communications from Dr. Yijin Liu and his group, highlighting breakthroughs in battery material synthesis aimed at improving cathode performance, durability, and manufacturability.
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