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Cullen College researchers are developing a low-cost system that can send out warnings when an excavator is digging to close to a pipeline. Researchers Win $700k Grant to Develop Pipeline Safety System

Damage to natural gas pipelines is both dangerous and expensive to repair. Much of it is also entirely avoidable. Excavators cause about 30 percent of pipeline damage incidents.… Read More
LEFT: The system being developed by Cullen College Researchers diagnoses disease by blocking holes with pathogens and some other connected material, in this case silver particles, preventing light from shining through. RIGHT: A close-up of nanoholes blocked by these particles. Diagnosing Diseases With Smart Phones

Smart phones are capable of giving us directions when we’re lost, sending photos and videos to our friends in mere seconds, and even helping us find the best burger joint in a… Read More
A healthy human kidney (above) and a kidney from a lupus nephritis patient (below), which shows the disease's classic "flea bitten" look. Researchers Exploring Treatment for Lupus-Based Kidney Disease

Chandra Mohan has a theory about the development of lupus nephritis, the leading cause of lupus-related deaths. If he’s right, there may already be a treatment. Lupus is an… Read More
After After several weeks in storage some blood cells remain healthy, while others are damaged and misshapen. Blood Transfusions Made Safer through $1.8M Research Grant

Sergey Shevkoplyas wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Blood transfusions save millions of lives every year. Without them, routine surgeries would become life threatening.… Read More
Navin Varadarajan UH Moment Spotlights Professor's Melanoma Research

The University of Houston’s weekly “UH Moment” broadcast on KUHF and KUHT recently featured Dr. Navin Varadarajan, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at… Read More
Lars Grabow Research Grant Targeting “Holy Grail” of Catalysis

Lars Grabow has been given a $750,000 grant to solve a multi-billion dollar problem. Methane, the majority component of natural gas, is cheap and plentiful, thanks in large part… Read More
Thomas Hsu UH Professor Creates “Definitive Guide” on Nuclear Power Infrastructure

Worldwide, dozens of nuclear power plants are scheduled for construction during the next decade, while hundreds more will be reviewed and examined by regulators. Thanks to the… Read More
A section of Honduran rainforest mapped by NCALM researchers. The center will use the same LiDAR technology to create a much larger map of the Tahoe National Forest. UH Researchers Mapping Tahoe National Forest, Bit by Bit

Researchers with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering are creating what will likely be the most accurate and detailed map of a forested area the world has ever… Read More
Bao at work in his lab. Water Splitting Nanoparticles Featured In Nature Nanotechnology

Sunlight and water are plentiful and cheap, especially when compared to resources like petroleum. That’s why a recent finding by Jiming Bao, his group and collaborators is so… Read More
Sharma Researcher Wins $1 million Grant to Build Electricity-Generating Soft Materials

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a $1 million grant to develop soft materials that combine mechanical strain and nanoscale effects… Read More

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