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UT researchers use dopamine to develop all-natural flame retardant

Jonathan Vineyard February 26, 2016

A UT research team has developed an all-natural, highly effective flame retardant.  Cockrell School of Engineering associate professor Christopher Ellison and Amanda Jones, a postdoctoral fellow...

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Typing up a diagnosis for Parkinson’s

Areeba Khwaja February 26, 2016

Words per minute is not the only thing researchers can tell from a keyboarding test. UT scientists are analyzing typing patterns to diagnose patients with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s.  Neuroscience...

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Leukemia researchers think outside the tumor

Zia Lyle February 26, 2016

The secret to cancer’s cure may come from noncancerous cells. Molecular biosciences assistant professor Lauren Ehrlich has made significant discoveries using an innovative method of cancer research....

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Researchers attempt to tame invasive fire ants with “zombie”-like phorid fly intervention

Maluly Martinez Benavides February 25, 2016

UT researchers are shaking the ants out of Texan pants. UT’s invasive species research program introduced South American phorid flies to control invasive fire ant populations in Texas, with...

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Digital time capsule hopes to solidify social media memories

Kate Thackrey February 25, 2016

In an age when sharing daily life is as natural as breathing, a new device could consolidate the best parts of current social media platforms. Users of the Ekko digital time capsule will have the ability...

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Researchers discover new species in West Texas

Anusha Lalani February 25, 2016

Researchers have discovered a new species of an extinct worm lizard in West Texas, which they named “Lone Star” lizard.  The worm lizard’s official name is Solastella cookei....

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EnChroma brings color to the colorblind

Danielle Ransom February 24, 2016

On Friday, some UT students saw colors they had never seen before. Glasses developed by EnChroma expanded the visible range of colors for these colorblind students. Color vision deficiency occurs...

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UT students win prize for business card mobile app

Emma Acosta February 24, 2016

Three UT students won a $5,000 prize Saturday at the BodyHacking Con 2016 Startup Pitch Competition for pitching their crowd-favorite application ForeverCard. In 2014, educational administration...

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UT researcher unfolds the future

Emmanuel Briseño February 23, 2016

Soon, students may be able to assemble their Ikea furniture by just adding water. A UT researcher and his team developed an algorithm that can turn nearly any imagined object into reality. The team...

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Lecture takes close look at individual molecules

Julianne Hodges February 23, 2016

The work of Nobel Prize-winning chemist W.E. Moerner unlocked the secrets of how living cells work. Moerner spoke Monday about his breakthrough as a part of the Gottlieb Lecture Series hosted by the...

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Free programming seminar held at Austin Public Library

Lawrence Goodwyn February 23, 2016

About 50 students, from cursory programmers to future “Mark Zuckerbergs” flocked to the Austin Public Library last week to learn about coding.  Seikou Technologies hosted the event...

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Ask a nutrition student: The beef on protein

Stacey Arnold February 23, 2016

What are some easy ways to incorporate more protein in my diet without much cooking? I don’t want to make steak or chicken, but I don’t know what else has protein.  What comes to mind...

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