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The Modeling, Engineering, Design and Analysis Laboratory (MEDAL), led by nuclear engineering professor Carlo Fiorina, investigates the use of computer simulations to solve a wide variety of problems in nuclear engineering.

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

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The Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas has developed a tool to monitor power outages in near real-time, benefiting emergency responders and civilians.

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Texas A&M University civil and environmental engineering researcher secures NASA fellowship to study Amazon River water loss from evaporation.

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Texas A&M University researcher Dr. Gregory Reeves has uncovered new insights into how gene regulation could affect inflammation, immunity and cancer.

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Texas A&M biomedical engineers developed new models and imaging to learn more about colorectal cancer’s spread to the liver and how to treat it.

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Nuclear engineering Ph.D. student Dan Watson built an online tool that gathers public data into an interactive dashboard that visualizes nuclear power plants across the United States.

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Dr. Wayne Chen is advancing trustworthy AI that can generate novel, feasible engineering designs and transform how engineers discover, create and innovate.

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Researchers at Texas A&M are testing smart catheter sensors for early diagnosis and treatment of UTIs to lower the risk of patient complications.

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Research

Stopping fatal blood loss with clay

Feb. 13, 2026 • 4 min. read

Researchers are developing emergency injectable bandages that could decrease bleeding time by as much as 70% and revolutionize the future of trauma care.