Research
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Building the Future of National Security Leadership Deep in the Heart of Texas
UT is expanding the conversation beyond the Washington Beltway, and it has put Texas on the map as a center of expertise in intelligence and national security issues.
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Fourth Annual UT Energy Week Explores New Technologies, Emerging Trends, Research Findings
Experts representing varying interests and perspectives have gathered on the UT Austin campus to kick off UT Energy Week, an annual conference exploring vital energy issues facing society.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: McCombs School to Host Inaugural Blockchain Conference on April 13
The inaugural Blockchain Opportunities and Reality conference aims to bring academics and industry practitioners together to increase awareness around key issues and identify new research opportunities on the topic of Blockchain.
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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.
