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Cunjiang Yu, professor of mechanical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, said the work represents a significant step toward the development of prosthetics that could directly connect with the peripheral nerves in biological tissues, as well as toward advances in soft neurorobots capable of thinking and making judgments. Researchers Build a Soft Robot with Neurologic Capabilities

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… Read More
Yanliang 'Leonard' Liang, left, Yan Yao and Zheng Fan are working on a $1 million project to better understand what causes solid-state lithium batteries to fail. What Happens as Solid-State Batteries Begin to Fail?

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… Read More
Taewoo Lee, assistant professor of Industrial Engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering Cullen College IE Professor Awarded Two NSF Grants to Improve Health Care Delivery

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… Read More
Mini Das, associate professor of biomedical engineering and physics at UH. UH Research Related to Full-Color X-ray Images Highlighted

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… Read More
UH ECE student Jarrett Lonsford works on the electronics for a sensing drift node in Dr. Aaron Becker's lab on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. UH Engineers Test Biodegradable Self-Guided Reconnaissance Devices

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… Read More
SurfEllent, a UH startup, and its innovative products are going places. UH Startup SurfEllent Raises $470K in Funding

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… Read More
A team of researchers led by University of Houston engineer Cunjiang Yu has reported a new way to manufacture curvy, three-dimensional electronics. Researchers Report a New Way to Produce Curvy Electronics

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… Read More
Professor Gino Lim and his doctoral student Ayda Darvishan with a poster about their emergency evacuation project. UH Cullen College Industrial Engineering Paper on Mass Evacuation Receives International Recognition

Paper Published in Two IISE Publications Industrial engineers make things and systems better for people. In Gino Lim’s case, it can involve reliable mass evacuation planning in… Read More
Alamgir Karim, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and director of materials engineering at the University of Houston. UH Engineer Alamgir Karim leads game-changing project to advance copolymer production

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three-year grant to a UH Cullen College of Engineering research team led by Alamgir Karim, professor of chemical and biomolecular… Read More
Unlike the pregnancy test, which uses the color change in the test line as a readout, the new tool will use ultrasensitive sensing of magnetic nanoparticles to detect trace amounts of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a patient’s blood. UH Engineer Leads Team Creating Point-of-Care Test for Prostate Cancer

Improving Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients A team of researchers from the University of Houston and the University of Pennsylvania are working to bring a new biosensor for… Read More

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