UT Professor Wins Chemistry Prize
A University of Texas chemist has been honored with a $500,000 prize for inventing a key technology used to produce virtually all modern computer chips. The Japan Prize is awarded annually to people...
View ArticleAttack By Chondrite: Scientists ID Russian Meteor
The meteor that caused at least 1,000 injuries in Russia after a startling and powerful daytime explosion one week ago has been identified as a chondrite.
View ArticleScientists Trace Origin of Destructive Russia Meteor
Scientists from Colombia believe they have pinpointed the origin of the giant meteor that smashed into a remote region of Russia earlier this month, injuring more than 1,000 people.Using some of the...
View ArticleSpaceX Reports Problem With Launch Of Dragon Capsule
Update at 8:10 p.m. ET: Problem Fixed, Arrival DelayedSpaceX says the problem with its unmanned craft carrying supplies for the International Space Station has been fixed.The Associated Press reports:...
View ArticleNext-Generation Space Telescope Getting Modeled at SXSW
First it was a music festival, then a film festival, then an interactive festival. Since then, South by Southwest has added education, the environment and venture capital to its repertoire. Could SXSW...
View ArticlePan-STARRs Comet Streaks Across Texas Sky Tonight
Tonight is one of a few chances Austinites will have to see a passing comet.The PAN-STARRS comet, or C/2011 L-4 as it’s known by stargazers, will make its way across the Austin skies around 30 to 40...
View ArticleMosh Pit Math: How Physicists Analyzed a Rowdy Crowd
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View ArticleUT Scientists Look to Create an Invisibility Cloak (Update)
Update: Harry Potter fans and Muggles alike may be one step closer to getting their own invisibility cloaks, if researchers at the University of Texas can help it.According to the New Journal of...
View ArticleAustin Student Scientists Get Major Recognition for Diabetes Research
A brother and sister team of young scientists from Westwood High School are finalists in a national science competition.Priya and Naveen Arunachalam are both finalists in the Exploravision contest. The...
View ArticleWhy Not Apologizing Can Still Make You Feel Better
To err is human.So is refusing to apologize for those errors.From toddlers and talk show hosts to preteens and presidents, we all know people who have done stupid, silly and evil things, then squared...
View ArticleObama: $100M Will Be Invested in Brain-Mapping Initiative
Adding some details to an initiative he announced during his latest State of the Union address, President Obama on Tuesday said that federal agencies plan to spend $100 million to jump start an effort...
View ArticleQuestion for the Supreme Court: Can Human Genes Be Patented?
Same-sex marriage got huge headlines at the Supreme Court last month, but in the world of science and medicine, the case being argued on Monday is far more important. The lawsuit deals with a truly...
View ArticleSolar-Powered Airplane Completes First Leg Of U.S. Flight
The Solar Impulse, an airplane traveling across the United States using only solar power, is in Phoenix today, after reaching Arizona from California Saturday.
View ArticleVideo: Georgetown Teens Win International Rocket Competition
Three Georgetown teens have won an international student rocketry competition, beating out two teams from France and the United Kingdom.This morning at the International Rocketry Challenge, Daniel...
View ArticleThis Austin Scientist is Scanning His Own Brain Over 100 Times
At 7:30 am on pretty much any Tuesday over the past 8 months, you'd find Russ Poldrack lying on his back in front of the MRI scanner in his basement lab at UT, waiting to scan his brain.
View ArticleVideo: Georgetown Teens Win International Rocket Competition
Three Georgetown teens have won an international student rocketry competition, beating out two teams from France and the United Kingdom.This morning at the International Rocketry Challenge, Daniel...
View ArticleThis Austin Scientist is Scanning His Own Brain Over 100 Times
At 7:30 a.m. on pretty much any Tuesday over the past eight months, you'd find Russ Poldrack lying on his back in front of the MRI scanner in his basement lab at UT, waiting to scan his brain.Poldrack,...
View ArticleWhy You're Not as Good at Multitasking As You Think
Do you take pride in your ability to divide your focus and energy into more than one task at a time? Do you think you’re a good multitasker? Chances are, you’re probably not.
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