Science and Technology

University of Texas neuroscientists have discovered how the baby whale, a species of fish, uses electrical impulses to navigate murky waters.

Vibranium, a fictional metal that can store and transform more energy than any known substance, is pretty super. It’s so super that it composes Black Panther’s suit and Captain America’s shield in Marvel comics. According to University of Texas engineers, the properties of vibranium are possible but very improbable outside of Wakanda.

Physicists studying the particles that make up all matter, from atoms to protons to quarks, have long theorized the Higgs field is responsible for giving the universe’s particles their mass. Earlier this month, researchers of the international ATLAS project in Switzerland found proof supporting this theory when they discovered top quarks, one of the particles that make up protons, interacting with Higgs bosons.

A team of UT scientists recently perfected their method of using E. coli to produce more stable versions of therapeutic proteins by making the bacteria healthier. The method was published in the academic journal Nature Biotechnology on June 4, and is already being used to help create therapeutic medicines.