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Science & Technology

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...

MaroonLink enters second year of use

By Joshua Hopkins September 6, 2016

An email sent out near the end of May 2015 heralded the death of over a thousand websites, and announced the official launch of a new organizational tool — MaroonLink. With the rise of MaroonLink,...

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Final Virtual Frontier

By Christine Doran September 6, 2016

Virtual space exploration is at the fingertips of graduate students working at the ASTRO Center as they take technology similar to Minecraft to give an innovative way to prep for space travel. The program,...

Juno probe captures up-close images of Jupiter.

Summer in Science

By Chris Martin September 1, 2016

The discovery of an earth-like planet and successful rocket landings are just a few of the events headlining science news this summer. Here are five major highlights ranging from medicine to space occurring...

Graduate student Neil McHenry and senior Armani Cassel demonstrate virtual reality to sophomore Patrick Tam in the MSC.

From the MSC to outer space: virtual reality offers escape from real world

By Gracie Mock August 29, 2016

Scuba diving, space pirate training and auto mechanic work took place in the MSC Sunday — all through a virtual reality simulation set up by the Texas A&M Visual and Augmented Reality (TAMUVR)...

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