Science & Technology: Research

At UT, researchers from science, engineering, humanities, and the arts turn bold ideas and questions into discoveries that shape how we understand the world and our place in it.

Feb 24, 2021

Asteroid Dust Found in Crater Closes Case of Dinosaur Extinction

Texas Advanced Computing Center

Feb 24, 2021

TACC Launches Expanded Frontera Supercomputer to Support Urgent Computing

Texas Advanced Computing Center

Feb 12, 2021

UT Austin Partnership Establishes Texas as a Leader in Computational Medicine

Feb 09, 2021

National Academy of Engineering Elects UT Professor and Three Alumni

College of Natural Sciences

Feb 08, 2021

New Model Can Help Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Feb 05, 2021

Repeated Testing for COVID-19 is Vital, Economic and Public Health Analysis Shows

Woman research scientist in mask and protective equipment handles testing samples.

Jan 28, 2021

Scientists Discover How Remdesivir Works to Inhibit Coronavirus

Remdesivir

Jan 27, 2021

Key Switchgrass Genes Identified, Which Could Mean Better Biofuels Ahead

Four large stacks of switchgrass bound in the center.

Jan 25, 2021

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Scale New Heights Thanks to NASA

Dec 31, 2020

Desalination Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper Water Filtration

Dec 17, 2020

Greenland ‘Knickpoints’ Could Stall Spread of Glacial Thinning

Dec 08, 2020

2 Texas Engineers Honored Among Top Inventors in U.S.

McDonald Observatory

Dec 04, 2020

Major NSF Grant Accelerates Development for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Giant Magellan Telescope with night sky and stars

Texas Advanced Computing Center

Dec 03, 2020

Protein Storytelling to Address the Pandemic

Science

Dec 03, 2020

More Voices Needed to Design Autonomous Systems ‘We Can Trust’

Dec 03, 2020

2 UT Scholars Join Ranks with Nation’s Top Scientists

Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach (left) and Dee Unglaub Silverthorn

Dec 02, 2020

HETDEX Project On Track to Probe Dark Energy

Dec 02, 2020

Chaotic Early Solar System Collisions Resembled ‘Asteroids’ Arcade Game

Dec 01, 2020

WATCH: Key Innovation from UT Austin’s McLellan Lab Powers COVID-19 Vaccines

Dec 01, 2020

Texas Coronavirus Scientists Win Award for Research with ‘Great Societal Benefit’

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