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Working Together

To solve energy challenges

Aggie researchers are working together to build a brighter, safer world through energy innovation that starts at the molecular level and scales to the systems that power our communities. We are also addressing the nation’s energy challenges, which are essential to protecting national security and improving the quality of life.

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The new heat-resistant material could revolutionize energy storage, making liquid metal batteries safe for mobile applications.

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Backed by a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy award, the project aims to create a more efficient, sustainable way to capture a critical battery mineral and strengthen the domestic clean energy supply chain.

An image of a map of the United States, color-coded by county based on the likelihood of power outages.

A new nationwide vulnerability index reveals a 20% annual increase in outage severity since 2019, with East and West coasts, Great Lakes and Gulf regions facing the highest risk of weather-induced blackouts.

Mark Benden works on a device on a student's head for an experiment in his lab
Working Together

To fight disease

Texas A&M is working to advance breakthrough treatments that address illness and transform how care is delivered. Our Aggie researchers are translating discovery into life-changing treatments that can help change the lives of those affected by some of the world’s most devastating diseases.

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Researchers are developing AI that can ask screening questions, while observing facial expressions, to evaluate patients for signs of apathy, an early indicator of dementia.

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Researchers invent a laser technique that reveals the hidden forces shaping proteins, advancing a future of precision medicine engineered with quantum precision.

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A new study identifies naturally occurring microRNAs that help regulate cell growth and could one day support targeted cancer therapies.

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Working Together

To protect our food sources

Through our Texas A&M University System partners and leading researchers, Texas A&M is strengthening agriculture, safeguarding food systems and helping ensure communities have access to safe, reliable and nutritious food.

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Agents and veterinarians learn to develop ranch protocols that can help protect livestock from threats like the New World screwworm and disease.

Fly infected with a screwworm

Texas A&M AgriLife experts offer education and answers about the invasive insect that threatens the well-being of livestock and wildlife in Texas and across the southern United States.

A researcher looks at a test tube in a laboratory.

Researchers are uncovering how nanoplastics and heavy metals interact in a controlled hydroponic model, revealing new insights to food safety.

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Working Together

To secure our nation

Our state-of-the-art facilities and leading experts help advance solutions that strengthen readiness, support national priorities and contribute to the security of our nation.

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The U.S. Department of Energy announces projects in its unprecedented effort to use AI to accelerate science, harness new energy sources and bolster national security.

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The George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex is accelerating research innovation and delivering advanced capabilities to the American warfighter while keeping the values of its namesake alive.

Outdoor image captured during the grand opening of the Detonation Research Test Facility, with the facility's team gathering for a ribbon cutting and official opening.

With its ribbon now cut, Texas A&M’s colossal detonation lab officially opens, igniting explosions to reveal the secrets of combustion, materials, aerospace, and even dying stars.

Smiling members of the U.S. Space Force in military dress

Formally launching the partnership between Texas A&M University and the U.S. Space Force, an assumption of command ceremony welcomed students ahead of their first day of a four-week course melding military expertise and academic rigor.

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