Yuebing Zheng is appointed as holder of the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering #4 (August 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Electro Optics as How to transform complex plastics into valuable chemicals, using a low-powered laser (August 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Photonics Spectra as Light-Matter Interaction Converts Plastic Waste to Functional Materials (August 2024).

Dr. Zhihan Chen was selected to receive the 2023 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. Congratulations! (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured on University Research News headline on the Office of Science homepage (July 2024).

Our works Synchronous and Fully Steerable Active Particle Systems for Enhanced Mimicking of Collective Motion in Nature (Advanced Materials 2024) and Persistent and Responsive Collective Motion with Adaptive Time Delay (Science Advances 2024) were featured by ASME as Simple Instructions Make a Robot Swarm (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Anthropocene as The next chapter in plastic recycling could be laser focused (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Hackaday as LASERS COULD HELP US RECYCLE PLASTICS INTO CARBON DOTS (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Optics & Photonics News as Using Light to Break Down Plastics (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Youtube Channel Science News (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Earth as Lasers may completely transform the future of plastic recycling (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Futurity as Laser Blasts Could Solve the World's Plastic Problem (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Knowridge as Scientists turn plastic waste into treasure with lasers and 2D materials (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Science Times as Plastics Waste Management Revolutionized As Texas Engineers Use Lasers, 2D Materials for Sustainable Recycling (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Phys.org as How lasers and 2D materials could solve the world's plastic problem (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Mirage as Lasers, 2D Materials Could Tackle Global Plastic Crisis (July 2024).

Our work Light-Driven C-H Activation Mediated by 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Nature Communications 2024) was featured by Nanowerk as Laser and 2D materials enable novel plastic breakdown for recycling (July 2024).

Our work Persistent and Responsive Collective Motion with Adaptive Time Delay (Science Advances 2024) was featured on the Frontiers of Engineering homepage (June 2024).