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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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Texas Unleashes Stampede for Science
TACC’s newest supercomputer, Stampede, enables scientists to tackle amazing new research. The Tower glows orange March 27 to celebrate! Read more about current projects.
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Predicting the Big One
Research by Thomas Jordan, Director of Southern California Earthquake Center
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Improving Brain Tumor Imaging
Research by George Biros, professor of mechanical engineering and computer science at The University of Texas at Austin.
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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.
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ICES Celebrates 10 Years, Honors O’Donnells
The Tower will shine orange tonight to honor the renaming of ACES for Peter and Edith O’Donnell and the 10th anniversary of the institute they have championed.
