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UTA Engineer Uses 3D Printing and Nature-Inspired Design to Build Stronger Composites

by | Jul 17, 2025
Current materials crack under stress. Shiyao Lin's nature-inspired composites could make aircraft parts and car components significantly tougher.
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From North Texas to the Moon: NASA-Funded Engineer Tackles Lunar Welding Tech
by | Mar 12, 2025
With a $750,000 innovation grant from NASA, UT Dallas assistant professor Wei Li is rethinking how to weld metal in space for off-world construction—and keep astronauts safe in the process.
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