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Jared Knowles, Madison Jones and Matt Kinsel showcase Lynx Toys products with Startup Aggieland.

Toy startup reaches heights through campus incubator

Srinivas Harshal March 4, 2016

Taking their business idea from Fish Pond to Shark Tank, three Aggie entrepreneurs continue to expand their business, Lynx Toys.Lynx Toys was launched in May 2014 by Madison Jones and is co-owned by former...

Pocket Points

App rewards Aggies for reduced screen time

By EmmaLee Newman March 1, 2016

A new app that rewards students for not using their devices in class has made its way into pockets across campus. Pocket Points measures the amount of time a student’s smartphone is locked during...

Astronaut Scott Kelly has set the U.S. record for most time in space with 520 days.

US astronaut and twin assist in zero-g research

By Chris Martin March 1, 2016

Spending time in zero gravity causes extreme stress on the human body — a phenomenon that astronaut Scott Kelly’s return from space will shed light on. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly — along...

Around 60 high school students gathered for Saturday Morning Physics at the Mitchell Physics Building.

Saturday kicks off seven-week lecture series

By Gracie Mock February 29, 2016

Saturday mornings, meet physics.Around 60 high school students gathered Saturday morning in the Mitchell Physics Building for Saturday Morning Physics — a seven-week lecture series that explored...

LIGO

Pursuing Einstein

By Chris Martin February 24, 2016

Professors in Texas A&M’s Department of Physics and Astronomy explore the night sky for sudden bursts of energy — research that is directly connected to the recent detection of Albert Einstein’s...

Daniel Holz is a co-author of the scientific paper that announced finding the gravitational waves.

Q&A: The science behind space-time

By Srinivas Harshal February 24, 2016

A team of scientists recently announced they recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light years away to confirm a prediction of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity....

The TAMU Aerospace Hyperloop team is the only design group from Texas that advanced to the building phase. 

A&M DESIGN TEAM WORKS TO STAY IN THE LOOP

By Gracie Mock February 22, 2016

Work is starting to ramp up for the team of seven Aggies building a possible prototype for Elon Musk’s Hyperloop. The TAMU Aerospace Hyperloop team is working toward making the Hyperloop —...

Apple denies FBI access to terrorist’s phone

by Zach Grinovich February 18, 2016

The tech giant Apple is protesting a Los Angeles judge’s order to create a “backdoor” into its products after the iPhone of a domestic terrorist was recovered. The FBI has asked the company...

Research Week

Student Research Week sign ups kick off

Zach Grinovich February 15, 2016

Aggie students will attempt to advance the cutting edge of science and hone their public-speaking skills this spring during Student Research Week. The week-long event begins March 29. Any students...

Connected vehicles

The future of car safety is autonomous, says A&M researcher

Chris Martin February 15, 2016

Seatbelts and airbags changed automotive safety when they became mandatory by law decades ago, and one A&M research scientist believes autonomous vehicle technology may someday do the same.In mid-January...

News reporter Joshua Hopkins attempts to evade his zombie attacker.

Humans vs. Zombies: Lessons learned from the game

Josh Hopkins February 14, 2016

I stand just the inside building, nerf gun in one hand and extra ammo in the other. Out of the corner of my eye, I take note of two zombies darting behind a nearby building. I might not make it to my next...

David Hyland, A&M aerospace engineering professor, was one of the panelists who discussed the “new space age” at a panel Wednesday.

‘New space age’ discussed at lecture series

Josh Hopkins February 11, 2016

Industry professionals provided insight into the lucrative market that is outer space Wednesday as part of a Wiley Lecture Series panel. David Hyland, aerospace professor and panelist, said the Space Act...

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