As technologies powered by artificial intelligence become an increasingly prominent part of everyday life, a new podcast from The University of Texas at Austin aims to bridge the gap between tech expe

2024-05-31

Important scientific finds don’t always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks. Such is the case of a 6-centimeter-wide, nondescript mass of bone a

2024-05-29

AUSTIN, Texas — Research that will use artificial intelligence to boost the performance and energy efficiency of computer operating systems will be led by a team from The University of Texas at Austin

2024-05-23

Powerful new artificial intelligence models sometimes, quite famously, get things wrong — whether hallucinating false information or memorizing others’ work and offering it up as their own. To address

2024-05-20

Even in dry times, Waller Creek on The University of Texas at Austin campus is never without water. That’s because a significant portion of the water that flows through it — anywhere from 25% to 50% —

2024-05-15

A deadly strain of cholera bacteria that emerged in Indonesia back in 1961 continues to spread widely to this day, claiming thousands of lives around the world every year, sickening millions — and, wi

2024-05-14

AUSTIN, Texas — A powerful new supercomputer that will enable dynamic open science research projects in the U.S. is in full production in the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University o

2024-05-13

AUSTIN, Texas — After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found that seismic activity is probably on the move

2024-05-06

AUSTIN, Texas —The prestigious National Academy of Sciences has honored two University of Texas at Austin faculty members. Neuroscience professor Kristen Harris was among 120 newly elected members, an

2024-05-03

AUSTIN, Texas — A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks tha

2024-05-02

AUSTIN, Texas — Four faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest learned societies for independent policy

2024-05-02

AUSTIN, Texas —Smart windows are an exciting technology, capable of blocking out or letting in more light as needed, potentially reducing energy costs of large buildings by making them more efficient.

2024-04-22