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UT Austin Astronomer Spies Most Distant Dusty Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight

December 11, 2019 • by Staff Writer

Astronomer Caitlin Casey of The University of Texas at Austin has used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to spot the light of a massive...

A globular and luminescent representation of a galaxy with bright and dark spots

A Big Brain Was a Good Thing for Ancient Carnivores, New Study Finds

December 6, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Yellow bellied weasel

Researchers Solve Decades-Old DNA Mystery

December 4, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Artist rendering showing DNA

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The Nurdle Patrol Wages War on Plastic Pellets, With Boost from Lawsuit Settlement

December 3, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Plastic pollution has contaminated every continent on Earth, and some of the smallest plastic particles, called nurdles, are among the most insidious.

Closeup image of thumb and forefinger holding a tiny plastic ball between them with a blurry beach in the background

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Researchers Discover New Way to Split and Sum Photons with Silicon

December 2, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Image shows a green laser passing through a glass vial of a chemical solution

Attacking Weaknesses in Killer Bacteria with Help from Glowing Beads

November 5, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Black background with purple circles and glowing pink dots inside them

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Twisted Physics: The Promise of Magic-Angle Graphene

October 30, 2019 • by Staff Writer

Magic angle graphene produces switchable patterns of superconductivity, UT physicist Allan MacDonald found.

Atomic-scale model of the interface between graphene and a hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite for photovoltaics.

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Artificial Intelligence System Gives Fashion Advice

October 23, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Two hands hold a smart phone which displays a manakin wearing fashionable clothes

A UT Austin Spin-Out Beats the Odds, Turning Data into Knowledge

October 1, 2019 • by Marc Airhart

Juan Sequeda and his advisor, professor Daniel Miranker, invented a new way to transform key data into a form that is easier to analyze.

Juan Sequeda and Daniel Miranker launched Capsenta, a start-up based on their research at the University of Texas at Austin which was recently acquired by data.world.

Discovery Gives Insight into How Seeds Germinate in Response to Light

September 26, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Seedling with roots exposed