Using satellites that chase each other, UT researchers have measured changes in Earth’s environment, including rising sea levels, melting ice sheets and changes in land water storage.
Published...
A UT researcher has discovered animals, including elephants, camels and rhinos, once roamed through Texas about 12 million years ago.
Steven May, a researcher at the Jackson School of Geoscience,...
The first-ever pictures of a black hole, released April 10, are helping UT researchers gauge the accuracy of their own studies.
Astronomy professor Karl Gebhardt, who studies masses of black holes,...
A navigating software developed by UT students for a NASA satellite is launching today with a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
The software was developed by members of...
A new study is helping to locate the areas of the brain that help suppress memories related to fear.
Published on April 1 in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the study can help us better understand...
A new type of blood flow measurement technology can improve the safety of implantable defibrillators by reducing the number of unnecessary shocks to the heart.
Lucas Holt, a UT postdoctoral researcher...
Fifth generation network, known commonly as 5G and the newest generation of wireless technology, will be launching in phases beginning this year and will require updates to cell phones and cell towers.
5G...
Tower Girl, the peregrine falcon that lives in a nest box atop the UT Tower, laid three eggs this past week.
If the group of eggs, called a “clutch,” hatch successfully, they will be Tower...
Austin Public Health released a statement Feb. 1 warning the public of increasing cases of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, an antibiotic-resistant super bacteria, in Travis County hospitals.
Kristin...
A new computational modeling technique for the heart’s mitral valve will help surgeons better customize each patient’s heart surgery.
Michael Sacks, the project’s lead researcher...
With exhibits ranging from electrical circuits made of playdough to optical lasers, the UT Edison Lecture Series hosted Friday aimed to expose local middle school and high school students to the world...
UT researchers signed a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott in early January discussing the future impacts climate change will have on Texas.
Spearheaded by environmental advocacy group Environment Texas and...
UT researchers have developed a new technique called SUpercharged PRotein Assembly (SuPrA), which can combine individual proteins to construct molecular structures and synthetic products.
SuPrA...
UT researchers identified several genes associated with monogamy, revealing why certain species have one mate at a time.
The study, published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy...
While human growth patterns have been extensively studied, it is unclear whether these patterns are shared with other mammals, so UT researchers are using chimpanzees to analyze these growth pattern differences.
Anthropology...
While it’s called a pregame meal, athletes shouldn’t pregame for games like people do for parties.
Keli Hawthorne, director of clinical research in the Department of Pediatrics at Dell Medical...
Depression and stress have been studied for the psychological effects they have on the human body, but doctors are now looking at how the disease can affect the immune system.
The Immune System, Stress...
Dating might get less “ruff” for dog-lovers with the launch of Dig-The Dog Person’s Dating App. The app will allow users to set dog-walking dates, give suggestions for local dog-friendly...
You are about to take a warm and refreshing shower. You step in thinking of how you can finally get clean, but you may actually be entering a shower of germs.
Eric Cambronne, associate professor...
Nearly everyone knows the story of Tom and Jerry, with Tom the cat’s never-ending quest to catch Jerry the mouse. “Tom” and “Jerry” also exist in space as two satellites that...
Editor’s Note: Balls on the Brain is a recurring column that discusses the psychological aspects behind sports.
Many athletes experience mental blocks, where their emotions get the best...
Any student who has ever used a microscope knows how blurry the images can be, but computer science professor Chandrajit Bajaj is helping to make those images clearer.
The images produced by microscopes...
Today’s robots are not known to be the masters of balance. This issue not only affects research advancement, but it also poses safety risks to humans, according to UT researchers.
Luis...
