Archive for: Hal Alper
Fungus, Thy Name is Bevo
By Patrick Wiseman
When Cockrell School of Engineering researchers uncovered a never-before-identified strain of fungi in their lab at the University of Texas, they made sure it would...
Sweet Success: UT Engineer Uses Sugar and Yeast to Make Biofuel
By Alex Vickery
You wouldn’t normally put sugar on your toast, but when it comes to renewable energy, sugar and yeast make a surprisingly good team. Assistant chemical engineering...