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Science & Technology

The high speed rail would connect Dallas to Houston with a stop in College Station to connect them.

High-speed rail plan faces opposition

Sanna Bhai February 26, 2017

Despite efforts by staunch opponents against the high-speed rail, Texas Central continues to move forward in its plan to build a rail between Dallas and Houston. Last week, a group of Texas congressmen...

Quantum mechanics

Celebrating the past, looking to the future

Pranav Kannan February 26, 2017

Students, professors and the public filled the seats of a large auditorium in Mitchell Physics Building to hear distinguished speakers celebrate the history of science and politics marvel about the future.On...

Senior Michael Chen said he wants appreciativeness to be considered a core value of A&M.

A&M student, team, develops app for saying ‘Thank you’

By Alex Sein February 14, 2017

The saying goes, “There’s an app for everything,’” and now an Aggie-made app provides another way to say, “Thank you.” Over the past several years, university studies senior...

Students work with local representatives to help solve community wide problems.

Urban planning students lend aid to developing cities

Sanna Bhai February 9, 2017

Living in a developed area, the challenges underdeveloped cities face due to insufficient finances and lack of community involvement often go unacknowledged. Texas Target Communities (TTC) partners...

Energy can be generated through footsteps via special floor tiles which harness the motion and convert it.

A&M student works to convert walking energy into electricity in Rec

By Jaci Cooper @CooperJaci February 7, 2017

While the Rec Center may have just finished construction on a new weight room, it’s possible that future surprises are in store for it in the area of clean energy. One Texas A&M student has been...

CRASAR develops technology to aid first responders, lower human intervention risk.

Automated rescue

By Alex Sein @alexandrsein February 6, 2017

For well over a decade, the A&M Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) has been using state-of-the-art robots to aid rescue workers in search and rescue operations. The lab’s robots...

Ph.D. student Suk Lae Kim and professor Choongho Yu are researching a new way to charge cell phones using body heat.

Cellphones could one day be charged by body heat

By Kylee Reid @CoastalAg January 31, 2017

Soon, it may be possible to charge a cell phone, not by connecting it to a wall outlet, but with power generated by the human body. A Texas A&M University professor and his graduate students are changing...

South by Southwest

Texas A&M to host 5 days of events at SXSW Festival

By Josh Hopkins January 31, 2017

Aggies will flock to Austin in March, not to show their prowess on the field or on the court as in the days of old, but instead to demonstrate Aggie innovation on a global stage. Last week Texas A&M...

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 31, 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...

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