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Race is On for Best Solar Car of 2014
Beginning Monday, July 14, the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will host the nation’s two biggest collegiate solar car races the Formula Sun Grand Prix and the American Solar Challenge.
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Researchers Invent ‘Meta Mirror’ to Help Advance Nonlinear Optical Systems
Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have created a new nonlinear metasurface, or meta mirror, that could one day enable the miniaturization of laser systems.
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New Executive Director Named for Texas Advanced Computing Center
[caption id="attachment_46766" align="alignright" width="247" caption="Dan C. Stanzione Jr., Executive Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center"][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas Dan C. Stanzione Jr. has been named executive director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin. A nationally recognized leader in high performance computing, Stanzione has served as deputy director since June 2009…
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Improved Method for Isotope Enrichment Could Secure a Vital Global Commodity
[caption id="attachment_46733" align="alignright" width="400" caption="MAGIS Device (magnetically activated and guided isotope separation). Click on the image to view an animation of the MAGIS device in action and to read more about how it works. Animation by Marianna Grenadier."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a new method for enriching…
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Around the World Tour: Longhorns Play Asia, London
Summertime is world tour season for big-time musicians: Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble. That’s right! The UTWE just returned from Asia and Europe.
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The Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer at Blanton
The new Blanton Museum of Art exhibit, “In the Company of Cats and Dogs” provides a look at our relationship with felines and canines through the ages, from ancient Egypt to YouTube.
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Researchers Reveal How Electric Fish Evolved Their Shocking Skills Independently at Six Different Times
[caption id="attachment_46693" align="alignright" width="300" caption="New research demonstrates that the six electric fish lineages, all of which evolved independently, used "genetic toolbox" to make an electricity-generating organ for defense, predation, navigation and communication. This photo of an electric eel is by Steven Johnson."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas New research demonstrates that the six electric fish lineages, all of…
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Texas Collection of Comedias Sueltas and Spanish Theater Available for Research and in Online Database
The Texas Collection of Comedias Sueltas and Spanish Theater is available for research at the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. Individual records for each suelta are also available in an online database, providing extensive information about the collection.
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Too Hot to Exercise? New Research Links Obesity to Temperature and Humidity
If you live in the South and have trouble exercising during the muggy summer months, you’re not alone. New research by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found that adults are less physically active and more obese in counties where summers are hot, especially if they are also humid or rainy.
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Sustainable Landscape Rating System Available for Worldwide Use
The most comprehensive system for developing sustainable landscapes, the SITES v2 Rating System, has been released by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) program for use by landscape architects, designers, engineers, architects, developers, policymakers and others who work in land design and development.
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“Hello! This is Liberty Speaking” – The Propaganda of WW I
Explore iconic World War I propaganda posters on display at the Harry Ransom Center as part of the exhibit, The World at War, 1914-1918.
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University of Texas at Austin Experts Offer Insights on Brazil
As the world’s attention focuses on the 2014 FIFA World Cup, The University of Texas at Austin offers the following faculty experts working in areas related to Brazil. All of these faculty members are affiliated with the university’s Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, one of the leading centers in the world for the…
