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New material opens the door to low-cost, environmentally friendly energy use.

Zebrafish ‘became chubby’ and had higher BMI upon being exposed to compounds.

We’ve already seen less-than-savory practices from a few scientists recently due to the tough funding environment in research these days, whether that’s altering research findings or faking them altogether for more impressive results. In the latest example of such unethical behavior, two professors from the University of Houston have been charged with wire fraud and making false statements in order to get $1.3 million in research grants from the U.S. government, according to the Houston Chronicle.

A new theoretical model developed by professors at the University of Houston (UH) and Université de Montréal may hold the key to methods for developing better materials for solar cells.

Lars Grabow has been given a $750,000 grant to solve a multi-billion dollar problem.

E. coli Evolution Studies May Lead to Better Vaccines and Treatments.

UH physicists find a compound to more efficiently convert waste heat to electrical power.

That U.S. students are falling behind their international counterparts in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is not new. A University of Houston center that takes aim at improving STEM teacher content knowledge and teaching strategies is.