AUSTIN, Texas — A new artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin paves the way for more effective and less toxic treatments and new preventive strategi
2024-09-25
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AI Trained on Evolution’s Playbook Develops Proteins That Spur Drug and Scientific Discovery
New AI Institute Led by UT Researchers Will Accelerate Cosmic Discovery
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has been chosen to lead a new institute that harnesses artificial intelligence to explore some of the leading mysteries of the universe, including dar
2024-09-18
Early Galaxies Were Not Too Big for Their Britches After All
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
2024-08-26
Next Time You Beat a Virus, Thank Your Microbial Ancestors
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
2024-08-21
Astronomers Use AI To Find Elusive Stars ‘Gobbling Up’ Planets
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
2024-07-31
AI Opens Door to Safe, Effective New Antibiotics to Combat Resistant Bacteria
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
2024-07-31
UT’s Texas Institute for Electronics Awarded $840M To Build a DOD Microelectronics Manufacturing Center, Advance U.S. Semiconductor Industry
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
2024-07-18
Paving the Way to Extremely Fast, Compact Computer Memory
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
2024-07-17
Texas Advanced Computing Center To Lead Groundbreaking NSF Computing Facility
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
2024-07-11
Bass Foundation Gift Strengthens Outreach at McDonald Observatory
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
2024-07-02
New Imaging Technique Uses Earth’s Warped Surface to Reveal Rocky Interior
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
2024-07-02
Texas Institute for Electronics Announces Executive Board of Directors
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
2024-06-27
