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Gym smarts: Stop bench pressing, start balancing workouts, experts say

By Cason Hunwick - Updated on October 2, 2018 at 12:36 am

Gym junkies set on sexy pecs and biceps might pay for it in posture problems later in their lives.
Astriagraph software program combats space junk

By Samagra Jain - Updated on October 2, 2018 at 12:34 am

Moriba Jah, an associate professor in UT’s aerospace engineering department, has a plan to keep spacecrafts away from space junk and is working on an initiative to eventually clean it up.
Meet Project Mercury, a Safety Improvement in Robotics

By Rahi Dakwala - Updated on September 19, 2018 at 11:23 pm

Today’s robots are not known to be the masters of balance. This issue not only affects research advancement, but it also poses safety risks to humans, according to UT researchers.
Austin startup uses artificial intelligence to fight disinformation

By Sunny Kim - Updated on September 12, 2018 at 11:59 pm

Disinformation can affect anything from elections to your Facebook feed to businesses, and a new startup aims to help businesses fight back.
UT supercomputer improves chemical attack tracking

By Grace Dickens - Updated on September 12, 2018 at 11:55 pm

A wave of colorless, odorless and toxic gas spread over the Eastern Ghouta region in August 2013. It was one of many chemical attacks of the Syrian Civil War, contributing to the mounting death count in the region, according to The Washington Post.
2D artificial retinas may reshape vision restoration technology

By Grace Dickens - Updated on September 10, 2018 at 12:07 am

A UT researcher partnered with Seoul National University to develop the thinnest artificial retina ever reported.
UT-Austin awarded $60 million National Science Foundation grant for new supercomputer

By Katie Balevic - Updated on August 30, 2018 at 12:11 am

The Texas Advanced Computing Center announced Wednesday afternoon they received $60 million from the National Science Foundation for a new supercomputer, known as Frontera.
Facebook awards UT Internet Security Researcher $40,000

By Cason Hunwick - Updated on August 29, 2018 at 10:40 pm

UT grad exposes new vulnerabilities in login technology that leave millions of user’s data vulnerable.
The science behind ‘Black Panther’s’ vibranium suit

By Sarah Bloodworth - Updated on June 28, 2018 at 1:35 pm

Vibranium, a fictional metal that can store and transform more energy than any known substance, is pretty super. It’s so super that it composes Black Panther’s suit and Captain America’s shield in Marvel comics. According to University of Texas engineers, the properties of vibranium are possible but very improbable outside of Wakanda.
UT hosts nation’s largest indoor air quality experiment

By Elizabeth Robinson - Updated on June 27, 2018 at 1:23 pm

Researchers from 13 universities across Canada and the U.S. have gathered at UT’s J.J. Pickle Research Campus this summer to conduct the U.S.’ largest indoor air quality experiment to date.

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