Research
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A Six-String Violin? Grad Student Applies 3-D Printing to Music
A violin normally has four strings, this UT student needed one that had six. Instead of buying one, what does a longhorn do? He made it.
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Ultra-Thin Memory Storage Device Paves Way for More Powerful Computing
Electrical engineers at UT Austin have developed the thinnest memory storage device with dense memory capacity.
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Tiny Dinosaur May Have Dazzled Mates with Rainbow Ruff and a Bony Crest
A newly discovered, bird-like dinosaur fossil from China used a shaggy ruff of rainbow feathers to attract mates.
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This UT Austin Research Changed The World in 2017
Here is some of the UT Austin research that captured the public imagination in 2017.
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The Downside to Downtime at Work: There Are Significant Costs, Study Shows
Companies in the United States pay more than $100 billion in wages every year for time that employees spend idle, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
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This Is Why We Still Struggle to Give the Perfect Gift
McCombs researcher Susan M. Broniarczyk explains why registries and wish lists don’t actually make it easier to shop for those you care about.
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Discovery of New Planet Reveals Distant Solar System to Rival Our Own
The discovery of an eighth planet circling the star Kepler-90 by UT Austin astronomer Andrew Vanderburg overturns our solar system’s status as having the highest number of known planets. We’re now in a tie.
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First-of-its-Kind Chemical Oscillator Offers New Level of Molecular Control
UT researchers successfully constructed a first-of-its-kind chemical oscillator that uses DNA components.
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Researchers to Receive O’Donnell Awards from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
Two faculty members from UT Austin will receive Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST) at its annual conference in January.
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East Antarctic Ice Sheet Has History of Instability
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet may not be as stable as it seems.
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Three UT Austin Scientists Named HHMI Professors for Innovation in Undergraduate Education
Three UT Austin professors have been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to join the ranks of a select group of world-class scientist educators known as HHMI Professors.
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Two UT Austin Engineers Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Robert W. Heath Jr. and Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
