In the Media

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the formation of a team of UT researchers to further the development of synthetic cells. Cellular membrane expert Jeanne Stachowiak is a leader on the project. The Daily Texan, September 2022.

UT researchers, led by Nanshu Lu, helped to develop a method to see through the eyes of a fiddler crab, a creature that has a unique and clear panoramic visual field, by creating a new type of camera. The Daily Texan, August, 2022. 

A new high-tech mattress, from the lab of Professor Kenneth Diller, tricks people into falling asleep faster by manipulating the body's core temperature. Our body temperature changes according to a natural 24-hour rhythm and a lower core temperature helps to trigger sleepiness. Wales Online, August, 2022. 

A new high-tech mattress is able to trick people into falling asleep faster, researchers have claimed.

The innovative mattress, developed by a group of engineers at the University of Texas, Austin, works by manipulating the body’s core temperature. Yahoo News, July 2022.

A stick-on patch that can take an ultrasound scan of a person’s insides as they go about their daily life has been hailed as a revolution in medical imaging. Dr. Nanshu Lu, a biomedical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin who was not involved in the study, said the patch was a “significant breakthrough toward mobile and ambulatory ultrasound imaging." The Guardian, July 2022.

Meet Brandon Bakka, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, who takes leadership roles in creating engagement and learning processes around LGBTQ+ topics for both students and faculty. SPIE, June 2022.

Meet Andrew Stier, a machine-learning specialist, podcaster, and champion of inclusive, representative recruitment and active employer support. SPIE, June 2022.

Researchers including, Amy Brock, are blending tools from developmental biology with technologies such as cell sorting and CRISPR to gain fresh insight into cancer. Nature, March 2022.

Heart attacks and strokes triggered by electrical misfiring in the heart are among the biggest killers on the planet. Now, researchers have created a “liquid wire” that, when injected into pig hearts, can guide the organs to a normal rhythm. Science, March 2022.

Heated gloves are one luxury some use to stay warm in the winter. Texas BME Professor Kenneth Diller is among the experts who weigh in and describe how heat transfers in the body when we're cold. (His research shows that the tissue that regulates body temperature is primarily located along the spinal cord). Learn what's most important to stay warm this season. NBC News, January 2022.