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The Student News Site of Texas A&M University - College Station

The Battalion

Science & Technology

Nick Srnicek

Humans today, robots tomorrow

By W.R. Harvey September 22, 2016

General purpose automation — a rising operational system removing human involvement — could replace nearly half of current jobs in the United States. On Sept. 19 the College of Architecture...

The Engineering Medicine (EnMed) program will be offered starting in Fall 2017.

Engineering Medicine: A program for the 21st century

By Pranav Kannan September 22, 2016

From cell phones that transform into microscopes to designing new materials for targeted drug delivery, engineering discoveries at Texas A&M University are transforming healthcare. Starting in Fall...

Game Jam

A&M hosts 48-hour video game competition

By Veena Ghorakavi September 21, 2016

It can take months, even years to create a traditional video game, but Texas A&M students will work around the clock to create one in fewer than 48 hours. “Chillenium,” the annual student...

Code-a-Thon

Aggie Brothers Create Code-a-Thon

By W. R. Harvey September 21, 2016

What began as a monthly gathering of computer programmers transformed into a multiple-day competition called code-a-thon. On Sept. 17-18, programmers assembled for the first event in a series of code-a-thons...

Sophomore Mason Klemm works to prepare a sample for the flux method.

Blacksmithing for a compound

By Josh Hopkins September 19, 2016

Just as the first Bronze-Age of blacksmiths heated metal to forge new tools, researchers in the College of Science are warming their furnaces to create unusual compounds in search of a better superconducting...

New radar system in Gulf of Mexico to monitor weather conditions

By Dani Manley September 15, 2016

Cutting-edge technology that tracks tidal movements will help lessen the impact of hurricanes and improve living conditions along the Gulf of Mexico.   The new radar system is under the control of...

A&M's Feed the Future lab, run through the Borlaug Institute, is part of a government funded program to address global hunger.

Small-scale irrigation with large-scale impact

By Bo Bilsing September 15, 2016

A&M is playing an active role in a world-wide community effort to bring water and irrigation to less developed countries. Feed the Future is a government-funded program to address global hunger that...

Spitball was founded in Israel and is now being brought to College Station because of the vibrant campus culture.

‘Spitball’ app to bring new study platform to A&M

By Dani Manley September 12, 2016

A  new  outlet  for  studying  can be found with the tap of a finger on an app and is now available to Texas A&M students. Spitball, a free communication and group study app,...

Jimmy Storey, Class of 1965, died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Family remembers Aggie killed in 9/11 terrorist attack

By Chris Martin September 11, 2016

On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, an Aggie was caught in the largest terrorist attack in the history of the United States. Jimmy Storey, Class of 1965 and former senior vice president for Marsh...

Helpline

Talking It Out: HelpLine offers students a means to discuss issues

By Gracie Mock September 8, 2016

An open ear is available to all students through HelpLine and the volunteers who spend countless hours listening to callers. HelpLine aims to offer students a means to express their issues in a safe, non-judgmental...

Science research scholars meet for first semester orientation.

Scholarship fights to shift the bell curve

By Josh Hopkins September 7, 2016

Beginning with a select group of students in a new program, the A&M College of Science hopes to work towards building a support system capable of challenging the forbidding statistics for a wide variety...

Advancement in Robotics

A&M researchers convert brain signals to robotic movement

By Barath Menon September 6, 2016

Imagine a robot that can be controlled by brain signals.­ This is exactly what researchers are developing Texas A&M’s Engineering Department.Mechanical engineering researchers at A&M...

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