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Scientists Glimpse Inner Workings of Atomically Thin Transistors
Research suggests possibilty of computer chips that are much more compact and energy efficient than today’s chips.
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UT Game Changers: Virtual Reality and Immersive Storytelling
Students in the Moody College of Communication are utilizing new tools for storytelling including 3D technology and virtual reality.
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Engineers Receive $22.8 Million from DOD for Cross-Disciplinary Projects
Three researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering received federal grants totaling $22.7 million to help advance innovative technologies in energy, computing and nanoelectronics.
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UT Austin Grad Leads Development of Pokémon Go
Trying to catch ’em all? This UT Austin alumnus might be able to help.
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Gov. Abbott’s University Research Initiative Brings Two Distinguished Professors to UT Austin
With key support from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) grant program, UT Austin has recruited two renowned researchers and national academy members to join its faculty.
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#BevoInRio: Longhorns at the Olympics
While current and former Longhorns compete against the best athletes on Earth, four student reporters from UT Austin will be covering the Olympics alongside some the world’s top journalists.
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Genetics Play Role in Character Traits Related to Academic Success, Study Says
Character traits, such as grit or desire to learn, have a heavy hand in academic success and are partially rooted in genetics, according to a psychology study.
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Bird Research Suggests calling Dinosaurs may have been tight-lipped
Dinosaurs often roar ferociously in movies, but new research suggests they may have actually cooed or mumbled with closed mouths.
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UT Filmmakers to Air Political Documentaries Online With PBS and The Washington Post
Three filmmakers from the Moody College of Communication Department of Radio-Television-Film will debut films online July 11 in a series of short documentaries about politics.
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California Droughts Caused Mainly by Changes in Wind, Not Moisture
Droughts in California are mainly controlled by wind, not by the amount of evaporated moisture in the air, new research has found.
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Fossil Shows Ostrich Relatives Lived in North America 50 Million Years Ago
Fossils dating back 50 million years represent a species of a previously unknown relative of the modern-day ostrich, and could be key for understanding birds that once lived in North America.
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Researchers Determine Fundamental Limits of Invisibility Cloaks
Researchers have been able to quantify limitations on the performance of cloaking devices which allow objects to become invisible or undetectable to electromagnetic waves.




