Science

Early Galaxies Were Not Too Big for Their Britches After All

2024-08-26

When astronomers got their first glimpses of galaxies in the early universe from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, they were expecting to find galactic pipsqueaks, but instead they found what appeare

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Next Time You Beat a Virus, Thank Your Microbial Ancestors

2024-08-21

When you get infected with a virus, some of the first weapons your body deploys to fight it were passed down to us from our microbial ancestors billions of years ago. According to new research from Th

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Astronomers Use AI To Find Elusive Stars ‘Gobbling Up’ Planets

2024-07-31

AUSTIN, Texas — Astronomers have recently found hundreds of “polluted” white dwarf stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. These are white dwarfs caught actively consuming planets in their orbit. The

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AI Opens Door to Safe, Effective New Antibiotics to Combat Resistant Bacteria

2024-07-31

In a hopeful sign for safe, effective antibiotics for humans, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have leveraged artificial intelligence to develop a new drug that already is showing prom

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UT’s Texas Institute for Electronics Awarded $840M To Build a DOD Microelectronics Manufacturing Center, Advance U.S. Semiconductor Industry

2024-07-18

AUSTIN, Texas — Seeking to ensure America’s national security and global military leadership, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) has selected the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE

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Paving the Way to Extremely Fast, Compact Computer Memory

2024-07-17

AUSTIN, Texas — For decades, scientists have been studying a group of unusual materials called multiferroics that could be useful for a range of applications including computer memory, chemical sensor

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Texas Advanced Computing Center To Lead Groundbreaking NSF Computing Facility

2024-07-11

AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin as the nation’s Leadership-Class Computing Facil

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Bass Foundation Gift Strengthens Outreach at McDonald Observatory

2024-07-02

FORT DAVIS, Texas — McDonald Observatory is honored to announce a generous gift of $4 million from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. Funds will support updates to McDonald Observatory’s Frank N. Bash

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New Imaging Technique Uses Earth’s Warped Surface to Reveal Rocky Interior

2024-07-02

Surface mapping technology such as GPS, radar and laser scanning have long been used to measure features on the Earth’s surface. Now, a new computational technique developed at The University of Texas

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Texas Institute for Electronics Announces Executive Board of Directors

2024-06-27

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-based Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) announced its executive board of directors, which will provide strategic guidance to the consortium as a national leader in semicondu

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Introducing a New UT Podcast: ‘AI for the Rest of Us’

2024-05-31

As technologies powered by artificial intelligence become an increasingly prominent part of everyday life, a new podcast from The University of Texas at Austin aims to bridge the gap between tech expe

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Fossil Places Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat on Texas Coast

2024-05-29

Important scientific finds don’t always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks. Such is the case of a 6-centimeter-wide, nondescript mass of bone a

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