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July 2, 2025
Newsweek

This Texting Habit May Improve Your Relationship

A new study by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin found that text messages containing emojis are perceived as more emotionally responsive than those using words alone.

June 30, 2025
Texas Standard

What will be one of the world’s most powerful telescopes enters final design phase

Texas astronomers are part of the effort to construct the Giant Magellan Telescope – an effort that will bring a new level of clarity to images of far-flung galaxies.

June 30, 2025
Featured UT News

3D Printing Breakthrough Paves Way for Next-Gen Medical Devices and Stretchable Electronics

Inspired by how nature blends toughness and flexibility, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a fast, precise new 3D printing method that seamlessly merges soft and hard properties into a single object using different colors of light.

June 13, 2025
Austin Business Journal

Austin well positioned to grow its defense industry

The Austin area is well suited to keep growing its defense and aerospace industry as the region has a good foundation of both a premier research university in the University of Texas and is the home to the Army Futures Command.

May 29, 2025
Newsweek

E-Tattoos on Your Face Will Now Track How Hard You're Working

In a study published in the Cell Press journal Device, scientists introduced a wireless, temporary electronic forehead tattoo that monitors brainwaves to objectively measure mental workload.

May 29, 2025
Featured UT News

Stressed or Bored at Work? New Electronic Tattoo Can Help

A study published May 29 in Device unveils a wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure mental strain. This technology may help track the mental workload of workers like air traffic controllers, surgeons, truck drivers and more.

May 26, 2025
The Washington Post

Study links technology use to lower risk of cognitive decline

Engagement with digital technology was associated with a 58 percent reduced risk of cognitive impairment in people middle-aged and older, according to a study conducted by UT researchers.

May 5, 2025
Featured UT News

University of Texas-led Team Solves a Big Problem for Fusion Energy

Abundant, low-cost, clean energy — the envisioned result if scientists and engineers can successfully produce a reliable method of generating and sustaining fusion energy — took one step closer to reality, as a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Type One Energy Group solved a longstanding problem in the field.

May 1, 2025
Featured UT News

Engineering Affordable Housing

At the University of Texas, students and faculty are collaborating on a hands-on project to explore scalable and affordable housing solutions by building and researching a modular housing unit donated by ROKiT Homes and philanthropist John Paul DeJoria.

April 30, 2025
Featured UT News

Rare Earth Element Extraction Bolstered by New Research

A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and decrease reliance on costly imports.