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Science & Technology

Members of the TAMU Aerospace team work on last-minute adjustments to their Hyperloop pod prototypes.

A&M Hyperloop team wins honorable mention in California

Gracie Mock January 30, 2017

A year and a half after the announcement of the concept, the first Hyperloop pods made their way across a one-mile test track and took one step closer to becoming a reality. Hyperloop, a high-speed transportation...

Space X

A&M experts question SpaceX plans for satellite internet

By Alex Sein January 29, 2017

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently revealed his plans to provide global satellite internet, but there are still many obstacles to overcome before it becomes a reality. Musk’s satellite Internet, in theory,...

Experts say despite the efficiency of typing notes in class, handwriting notes help students to understand the material better.

Written notes better than typed, experts say

Sanna Bhai January 25, 2017

In a world relying increasingly  on technology, more students are moving away from handwritten to online note-taking. But some A&M experts agree handwriting notes might still be more beneficial...

A&M professors are speculating on the physics of the EM Drive, which has the potential to move objects around, including satellites in outer space like the one shown above.

Excitement about Electromagnetic Drive may be premature, according to Texas A&M experts

By Alex Sein @AlexandrSein January 24, 2017

A recent NASA paper suggests a device that propels objects by shooting microwaves into a closed metal cavity may actually work — but a lot of scientists are still not convinced. Ever since the initial...

Chunks of sea ice, melt ponds and open water in the Chukchi Sea in July 2016.

Climate change an ongoing phenomenon, A&M experts say

By Rachel Knight January 23, 2017

For three years in a row now, NASA and the NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have documented record-breaking surface temperatures on Earth. The warming trend is an ongoing phenomenon...

Self Driving Car

Texas adopts “smart” automated vehicle technologies

Texas is on its way to becoming a nationwide leader by being the first state to collectively embrace smart solutions in automated vehicle technologies. The U.S. Department of Transportation wanted to jump...

Science events, such the Chemistry Roadshow, features demonstrations which allow the community to learn more about science.

What’s next in science

By Chris Martin @martin19340 January 23, 2017

Rocket launches, DNA extraction and a five-barrel depth charge — these are only a few of many exciting science events happening this spring semester both worldwide and at Texas A&M. Beginning...

Texas A&M Commerce created rolling carts to allow animals to walk again after losing limbs.

Prosthetics bring pups hope

By Sanna Bhai January 18, 2017

Technology to design prosthetics for humans has been around for years, but a class at Texas A&M Commerce will now focus on making prosthetics for disabled animals. E.A.S.T, or Empathy, Art, Science,...

Daniel Ragsdale, director of the Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center, said work in cybersecurity is difficult as new technologies develop and become more vulnerable.

Summit tackles cybersecurity challenges

By Josh Hopkins January 16, 2017

Last week, dozens of cybersecurity experts gathered to discuss an increasingly difficult question: What do you do when someone is trying to break into your house — from 6,000 miles away? The Cybersecurity...

Breast Cancer Awareness

A&M focuses on beating breast cancer

By Alice Corcoran & Sanna Bhai October 30, 2016

Since 1985, October has been nationally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign created to generate awareness of the disease. A Sept. 2016 report from breastcancer.org found that...

Athlete Nutrition

Nutrition: athlete vs student

By Ezra Skeete October 27, 2016

The energy intake between athletes and students is vastly different — A&M athletes adhere to very specific diet while a typical student has a little more wiggle room. A team of A&M professors...

Space junk - or man made debris in space - may pose dangers to future expeditions.

Navigating a debris-filled orbit

By Alex Sein October 24, 2016

Since the launch of Sputnik in 1957, the amount of manmade objects in Earth’s orbit has grown exponentially, along with the danger of flying around them. When a satellite is launched into orbit,...

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