Research
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A Student Explains How Milkshakes and Drilling Disasters Are Connected
Mitchell Johnson, the 2017 Texas Student Research Showdown winner, explains the properties of measuring fluids in oil and gas wells.
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Ancient Enzyme Could Boost Power of Liquid Biopsies to Detect and Profile Cancers
Scientists are developing a set of medical tests called liquid biopsies that can rapidly detect the presence of cancers, infectious diseases and other conditions from only a small blood sample.
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New Research Could Predict La Niña Drought Years in Advance
New studies improve predictions on the strength and duration of La Niña droughts.
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Cockrell School To Serve as New Home for State’s Leading Oil and Gas Industry Training Program
Texas Engineering Executive Education is the new home for the Petroleum Extension (PETEX) program.
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Study of Secret Sex Lives of Trees Finds Tiny Bees Play Big Part
When it comes to sex between plants, tiny bees the size of ladybugs play a critical role in promoting the genetic diversity that protects against disease, climate change and other threats.
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Stone Named Emerging Inventor of the Year
Everett Stone, a research assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences, has been named the 2017 Emerging Inventor of the Year by the university’s Office of Technology Commercialization.
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Williams Named 2017 Inventor of the Year
The award honors a researcher whose discoveries have made a significant impact in commercialized technologies. Dr. Williams commands an impressive list of 35 patents in the fields of drug delivery, processing and biotechnology.
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Data-Informed Debate
How one researcher uses data to inform one of Texas’ most heated policy debates.
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UT Austin Ranks No. 10 Among U.S. Universities for Scientific Research in Nature Index
The latest Nature Index supplement ranks UT Austin No. 10 for scientific research.
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Are Facebook and Google monopolies?
Figuring out what Washington should do about the huge concentration of power in Silicon Valley is not easy. A law professor explains how antitrust law and economics works.
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Intensifying Winds Could Increase East Antarctica’s Contribution to Sea Level Rise
Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that wind is responsible for bringing warm water to Totten’s underbelly, causing the glacier to melt from below.
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Texas Engineers Develop New Material for Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
New family of anode materials can double the charge capacity of lithium-ion battery anodes.
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College of Natural SciencesNewly Renamed School of Health and Human Sciences Looks to its Future