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Released: 18-May-2021 2:30 PM EDT
Management study examines fine line between lobbying, bribery
University of Texas at Dallas

In the field of international business research, lobbying is considered a legitimate and legal political action conducted in a developed economy. Bribery, on the other hand, is seen as an outright corrupt practice in an emerging economy.

   
Released: 8-Feb-2021 1:05 PM EST
Reducing biases about autism may increase social inclusion
University of Texas at Dallas

Efforts to improve the social success of autistic adolescents and adults have often focused on teaching them ways to think and behave more like their non-autistic peers and to hide the characteristics that define them as autistic.

   
Released: 31-Jul-2020 2:25 PM EDT
Physicists Find Misaligned Carbon Sheets Yield Unparalleled Properties
University of Texas at Dallas

A material composed of two one-atom-thick layers of carbon has grabbed the attention of physicists worldwide for its intriguing — and potentially exploitable — conductive properties.

Released: 13-Jul-2020 11:25 AM EDT
How a Minecraft Mod is Helping Build Smarter AI
University of Texas at Dallas

Polycraft World, a modification of the video game Minecraft, was developed by University of Texas at Dallas researchers to teach chemistry and engineering. Now the game that allows players to build virtual worlds is serving as the foundation for federal research to develop smarter artificial intelligence (AI) technology. UT Dallas researchers received a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to use Polycraft World to simulate dynamic and unexpected events that can be used to train AI systems — computer systems that emulate human cognition — to adapt to the unpredictable. The simulated scenarios could include changing weather or unfamiliar terrain. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have added the threat of an infectious disease outbreak.

Released: 2-Jul-2020 2:40 PM EDT
Geoscientists Create Deeper Look at Processes Below Earth’s Surface with 3D Images
University of Texas at Dallas

Geoscientists at The University of Texas at Dallas recently used supercomputers to analyze massive amounts of earthquake data to generate high-resolution, 3D images of the dynamic geological processes taking place far below the Earth’s surface.

Released: 2-Jul-2020 2:25 PM EDT
Study: Crowdsourced Data Could Help Map Urban Food Deserts
University of Texas at Dallas

New research from The University of Texas at Dallas suggests food deserts might be more prevalent in the U.S. than the numbers reported in government estimates.

Released: 11-May-2020 10:05 AM EDT
UT Dallas Response Lab Projects Add New Dimension To Help COVID-19 Fight
University of Texas at Dallas

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 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

   
Released: 6-Mar-2020 2:00 PM EST
Study: Cough That Spreads Tuberculosis Has Pain-Linked Trigger
University of Texas at Dallas

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 spread might be prevented by halting production of sulfolipid-1.

Released: 2-Mar-2020 11:30 AM EST
Computer Scientist Develops the Art of Artificial Intelligence
University of Texas at Dallas

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 computers examples of colors, abstract shapes and layouts so they can learn to produce their own versions of masterpieces.

   
Released: 27-Feb-2020 7:00 AM EST
University of Texas at Dallas Computer Scientists’ New Tool Fools Hackers into Sharing Keys for Better Cybersecurity
University of Texas at Dallas

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 computer can learn from hackers’ tactics. The information is then used to train the computer to recognize and stop future attacks.

Released: 7-Feb-2020 2:15 PM EST
Researchers Brighten Path for Creating New Type of MRI Contrast Agent
University of Texas at Dallas

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 biodegradable contrast agent.

Released: 29-Jan-2020 11:20 AM EST
Study Challenges Assumptions About Social Interaction Difficulties in Autism
University of Texas at Dallas

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 and non-autistic person. That’s not what we found.”

Released: 17-Dec-2019 1:40 PM EST
Researchers design floating turbine to harvest deep-ocean wind energy
University of Texas at Dallas

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 those deep-ocean winds into electricity. Recently, Griffith received a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to take his technology to the next level. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) award provides support for his team to design and build a prototype for a floating offshore wind turbine. The new grant was part of $26 million in funding from ARPA-E for 13 projects to accelerate floating offshore wind turbine technologies through the Aerodynamic Turbines, Lighter and Afloat, with Nautical Technologies and Integrated Servo-Control (ATLANTIS) program.

Released: 3-Dec-2019 11:05 AM EST
UT Dallas Team Demonstrates Renewable Power of Liquid Metal
University of Texas at Dallas

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.

7-Oct-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Research Shows That Doing the Twist is Hot, Unwinding is Cool
University of Texas at Dallas

An international team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Nankai University in China has discovered a new technology for refrigeration that is based on twisting and untwisting fibers.

Released: 30-Sep-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Bioengineer Building Brighter Way for Capturing Cancer During Surgery
University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have demonstrated that imaging technology used to map the universe shows promise for more accurately and quickly identifying cancer cells in the operating room.

Released: 4-Sep-2019 2:00 PM EDT
Autism Study Stresses Importance of Communicating with All Infants
University of Texas at Dallas

A new study from a UT Dallas assistant professor affiliated with the Infant Brain Imaging Study network that included infants later diagnosed with autism suggests that all children benefit from exposure to rich speech environments from their caregivers.

Released: 3-Sep-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Scientists Link ‘Hunger Hormone’ to Memory in Alzheimer's Study
University of Texas at Dallas

Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found evidence suggesting that resistance to the “hunger hormone” ghrelin in the brain is linked to the cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Released: 26-Aug-2019 12:00 AM EDT
Physicists' Study Demonstrates Silicon's Energy-Harvesting Power
University of Texas at Dallas

A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments to design a better way for electronics to convert waste heat into reusable energy. Silicon in the form of nanoblades can harvest thermoelectric energy at a greatly increased rate while remaining mass-producible when combined with integrated circuits.

Released: 22-Aug-2019 1:05 PM EDT
UT Dallas Engineer Earns Young Investigator Award for Water-Harvesting Work
University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Simon Dai, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been awarded a three-year grant to advance technology he has developed to harvest clean water from the air without using external energy.



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