New research from Simon Brandl at UT’s Marine Science Institute challenges a long-held belief about coral reefs. Coral reef in the Maldives. Credit: Jordan M. Casey/University of Texas at Austin.

Researchers say the AI system can lead to better decision-making around a wide range of complex policy choices. Using global land use and carbon storage data from the past 175 years, researchers at ...

This, and six other questions about a recent first in physics, answered. A UT-led team observed an interlayer skyrmion—a swirling pattern of electric dipoles in an ultrathin material—for the first ...

Meet the graduating seniors being recognized for excellence in research, academics and improving the community. Every year, the College of Natural Sciences recognizes a select group of graduating ...

Their method to speed up the design of “magnetic bottles” offers an answer to a complex 70-year-old challenge. Predicted motions of hundreds of particles in a fusion reactor. The motions predicted ...

UT has provided opportunities for pursuing interdisciplinary interests. From making papier-mâché outfits for her Barbie dolls to playing around with her mom’s Indian clothes, Shriya Bengre has been a ...

A team including Scott Aaronson demonstrated what may be the first practical application of quantum computers to a real world problem. Using a 56-qubit quantum computer, researchers have for the first ...

The new model is called WIFI, which stands for dark matter production during Warm Inflation via Freeze-In. According to a new model, dark matter particles (black dots) began forming as the universe ...

EvoRank offers a new and tangible example of how AI may help bring disruptive change to biomedical research and biotechnology more broadly. Using the MutRank framework trained with EvoRank, Danny Diaz ...

Stella Offner and Arya Farahi are among the leads of a new multi-institution institute focused on AI and astronomy. CosmicAI researchers will apply artificial intelligence to large datasets to better ...

In Cassandra Callmann and her team’s proof-of-concept, the sticky materials removed heavy metals including cadmium and lead. Water polluted with heavy metals can pose a threat when consumed by humans ...

Art Markman and K.P. Procko consider how artificial intelligence is already changing the college experience, its promise and pitfalls, and future directions. Image generated with Midjourney, a ...