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New 3D Printing Method Makes Affordable, Realistic Replicas as Structurally Complex as a Human Hand
The CRAFT method uses widely available materials and inexpensive commercial 3D printers.
Superfluids are Supposed to Flow Indefinitely. Physicists Just Watched One Stop Moving.
Researchers may have glimpsed a supersolid, an enigmatic quantum version of a classical solid.
Oden Institute
Study Reveals Hidden Topological Structure in Polarons
UT physicists found an unexpected layer of structure in one of solid-state physics’ most common quasiparticles.
UT News
Cytomegalovirus Breakthrough Could Lead to New Treatments
A new antibody design blocks cytomegalovirus from hiding from the immune system and could lead to safer, more effective treatments for vulnerable patients.
Mental Health Intervention Reduces Severe Depression, Anxiety for Vulnerable Groups
The study highlights the importance of tailoring care to the needs of communities with service-access barriers.
AI Tips Off Scientists to New Drug Target to Fight Monkeypox Virus
The breakthrough could be used in a new vaccine or antibody therapy to fight mpox, the disease caused by the monkeypox virus.
Experiment Sets Tightest Limits Yet on Proposed Dark Matter Particles
UT physicists involved with LUX-ZEPLIN helped analyze the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector.
UT Bridging Barriers
Cross-Cutting Edge: Good Systems Scholar Refines Alignment Research
Brad Knox, a UT computer scientist, focuses on ensuring AI systems act in ways that reflect human values.
Dell Medical School
UT Austin Study Finds Diet Alters Breast Milk Composition
UT nutritional scientists found even small shifts towards more ultraprocessed foods can quickly alter breast milk.
Unique Shape of Star’s Explosion Revealed Just a Day After Detection
Using the polarization of light, researchers revealed information about the geometry of the explosion that other types of observation cannot provide.