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Novel Methods for Manufacturing Pollutant Reducing Concrete

Collaborative researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Kansas State University have developed a process for manufacturing cementitious materials requiring less heat, thereby saving on fuel consumption and producing less CO2 in the process.

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World IP Organization (WIPO) ranks UT System third in world for international patents in 2011

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), based in Geneva, Switzerland, has released its annual report, which it ranks the University of Texas System third in the world among universities for its PCT (international) patent filings in 2011. UT System was surpassed only by the University of California System and MIT, outranking contenders such as the University of Tokyo (#7), Harvard (#10), and Stanford (#13).

Read the PCT Yearly Review at WIPO.int »

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UT startup Advanced Hydro is profiled in National Science Foundation budget request

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"Advanced Hydro seeks to extend the lifetime and cost efficiency of membrane-based water filtration systems. It uses bio-inspired, multilayer polymer coatings that interact favorably with water."

See it in the NSF budget request brochure »

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