Research
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Where the Girls Aren’t
Young women aren’t avoiding math and science because of a lack of preparation, a new study says. This finding may help researchers pursue other avenues to explain gender differences. Learn more.
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Austin Technology Incubator and National Grid Increase Clean Energy Focus
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) in the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin and National Grid, the United Kingdom’s electricity distribution company with significant operations in the northeastern United States, have formalized a partnership to help develop innovative clean energy solutions.
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Switching to a Power Stroke Enables a Tiny But Important Marine Crustacean to Survive
Olympic swimmers aren’t the only ones who change their strokes to escape competitors. To escape from the jaws and claws of predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch from a wave-like swimming stroke to big power strokes, a behavior that has now been revealed thanks to 3-D high-speed digital holography.
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Texas Longhorn Genome Decoded
Texas Longhorn cattle have a hybrid global ancestry, dating back through Columbus’ voyages to the New World all the way to ancient aurochs. Watch a video of the migration.
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Predicting the Big One
Research by Thomas Jordan, Director of Southern California Earthquake Center
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The Chemistry of Water
Research by Lee-Ping Wang, postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University
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Amazon’s Online Workforce Not So Anonymous After All
Most people assume that Amazon.com’s massive online workforce is anonymous, but a study by researchers from UT Austin and five other universities has uncovered a security vulnerability.
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Researchers Create an Ultrathin Invisibility Cloak
Until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been bulky devices an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style applications.
