Research
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The Mere Presence of Your Smartphone Reduces Brain Power, Study Shows
Your cognitive capacity is significantly reduced when your smartphone is within reach — even if it’s off.
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New Research Could Help Humans See What Nature Hides
New visual perception research at The University of Texas at Austin explains the natural limits of what humans can see and how to find what nature hides.
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Center for Electromechanics to Lead Rural Energy Grid Project
The Department of Energy has selected the Center for Electromechanics (CEM) in the Cockrell School of Engineering to lead a new $1.6 million rural energy grid project.
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Maria Gallucci named 2017-18 UT Energy Journalism Fellow
UT has named Mashable Science Reporter Maria Galluci as its Energy Journalism Fellow for 2017-18.
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UT/TT Poll: Weak Overall Job Approval Ratings in Texas Mask Continuing Trump Support Among GOP Voters
As controversy continues to swirl around the White House, 43 percent of Texas voters approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, and 51 percent disapprove, according to the latest poll.
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Hydroelectric Dams May Jeopardize the Amazon’s Future
Hundreds of built and proposed hydroelectric dams may significantly harm life in and around the Amazon by trapping the flow of rich nutrients and modifying the climate from Central America to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Spying on Fish Love Calls Could Help Protect Them from Overfishing
Marine scientists have discovered a way to use the incredibly loud, distinctive sounds fish make when they gather to spawn–not to catch them, but to protect them.
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UT Austin, Environmental Defense Fund, Google and Aclima Unveil New Hyper-Local Air Pollution Map
Engineering researchers have developed the most detailed and extensive local map of air pollution ever produced, using Google Street View cars to measure air quality on a block-by-block basis.
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Outnumbered and on Others’ Turf, Misfits Sometimes Thrive
A long-held prediction in evolutionary theory, that misfits are losers, doesn’t always hold.
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First Step Taken Toward Epigenetically Modified Cotton
New map shows which genes are turned on or off in wild and domesticated cotton, with clues for breeding better cotton varieties.
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Save the Monarchs: Laura Bush Asks for Help Saving the State Insect of Texas
Former first lady Laura Bush calls for everyone from homeowners to big corporations to join together to help save the state insect of Texas – the monarch butterfly.
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