Science & Tech

  • AgriLife Researchers In Amarillo Take To The Skies With Drones

    The maiden voyage of the first unmanned aerial system or quadcopter owned by Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo. By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University AgriLife The maiden voyage of the first unmanned aerial system or drone by Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo was flown over wheat plots just…

  • Texas A&M Research Shows Muscles Can ‘Ask’ For The Energy They Need

    Jason Karpac, PhD, assistant professor at the College of Medicine and principal investigator on the project. By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a day, and now, for the first time, researchers at the Texas…

  • Fighting Back Against Antimicrobial Resistance With Ultraviolet Light

    By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem, as some infections that used to be easily cured are now immune to even our most powerful antibiotics. These resistant microorganisms are called superbugs, and their…

  • New Mentoring Program Reaches Out To First-Generation College Students

    By Pam Green, Texas A&M University College of Engineering As part of the Texas A&M University College of Engineering’s effort to enhance the educational experience of its students through its 25 by 25 initiative, the college has launched a new student mentoring program for first-generation engineering students, the First-Generation…

  • Registration Now Open For Chillennium 2017 Game Jam

    By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Student video game designers vying for coveted prizes will design games from scratch in just 48 hours at Chillennium 2017, an Oct. 13-15, 2017 event hosted by the Texas A&M Department of Visualization. The largest student-run event of…

  • Interdisciplinary Team Seeks To Improve Patient Privacy

    A team of Texas A&M scholars is investigating how health science researchers can accurately analyze troves of available patient data from various sources while maintaining patient privacy. The three-year, multidisciplinary study is supported by a $1 million grant from the Patient-Center Outcomes Research Institute, a group that produces…

  • Texas A&M-Qatar Awarded 19 QNRF Research Grants

    The engineering building on Qatar’s campus. By Texas A&M University at Qatar Staff A solar-powered desalination process, a polymer-enhanced foam to improve oil recovery in Qatari reservoirs and a wearable device to detect low blood sugar are just a few of the Texas A&M University at Qatar research projects selected…

  • Texas A&M Chemist Donald Darensbourg Named 2017 ACS Fellow

    Texas A&M chemist Donald J. Darensbourg is the 14th chemist to be recognized as an American Chemical Society Fellow while at Texas A&M University. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Donald J. Darensbourg has been named a 2017…

  • Chemistry Grad Student Visits Germany For Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

    Chemistry graduate student Shengda Ding ’16 (left) arrived Saturday, June 24, in Lindau, Germany, for the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which runs through Friday, June 30. By Shana Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Summer is the season for travel, and one Texas A&M University student is on…

  • NASA-Funded Research Presented To Members Of Congress

    former student Christopher Bertagne (pictured) and Dr. Darren Hartl, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M, traveled to Washington, D.C. to present research findings. By Jan McHarg, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Dr. Darren Hartl, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas…