UT Dallas Response Lab Projects Add New Dimension To Help COVID-19 Fight

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have designed and 3D-printed a critical ventilator part and are working to manufacture testing swabs and personal protective equipment (PPE) in a campus lab mobilized to address potential supply shortages...
11-May-2020 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study: Cough That Spreads Tuberculosis Has Pain-Linked Trigger

University of Texas System researchers have pinpointed a molecule that the tuberculosis bacterium manufactures to induce the coughing that spreads the disease by triggering a pain-receptor response. Their findings illustrate that the disease's...
6-Mar-2020 2:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Computer Scientist Develops the Art of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Kang Zhang uses artificial intelligence (AI) to teach computers to create illustrations in the style of the famous masters: Jackson Pollock and his paint splatters or Joan Miró and his curved shapes and sharp lines. The process involves feeding...
2-Mar-2020 11:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

University of Texas at Dallas Computer Scientists’ New Tool Fools Hackers into Sharing Keys for Better Cybersecurity

Instead of blocking hackers, a new cybersecurity defense approach developed by University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists actually welcomes them. The method, called DEEP-Dig (DEcEPtion DIGging), ushers intruders into a decoy site so the...
27-Feb-2020 7:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Researchers Brighten Path for Creating New Type of MRI Contrast Agent

University of Texas at Dallas researchers are breathing new life into an old MRI contrast agent by attaching it to a plant virus and wrapping it in a protective chemical cage. The novel strategy is aimed at developing a completely organic and...
7-Feb-2020 2:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Challenges Assumptions About Social Interaction Difficulties in Autism

Results suggest social interaction success for autistic adults revolves around partner compatibility, not just participant skill set. “If autistic people were inherently poor, you’d expect two autistic people to struggle more than an autistic...
29-Jan-2020 11:20 AM EST Add to Favorites

Researchers design floating turbine to harvest deep-ocean wind energy

The wind over deep-sea waters offers the potential to become one of the country’s largest renewable energy sources. University of Texas at Dallas researcher Dr. Todd Griffith has spent years working on an offshore turbine design that can convert...
17-Dec-2019 1:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

UT Dallas Team Demonstrates Renewable Power of Liquid Metal

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a generator prototype that uses liquid metal to convert waste heat from sources such as electric cars or data centers into clean electricity.
3-Dec-2019 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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