Archive for: energy
November 1, 2012 11:15 am | 2 comments
A century ago, The University of Texas was built on energy. Some sources may have changed, but as these brilliant innovations prove, UT is still charging ahead.
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November 1, 2012 11:00 am | no comments
A century ago, The University of Texas was built on energy. Some sources may have changed, but as these brilliant innovations prove, UT is still charging ahead.
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October 31, 2012 2:17 pm | no comments
By 2055, the U.S. will have more than 153,000 tons of radioactive waste on its hands. Nuclear energy is powerful, but how to safely store its waste?
Three UT scientists...
October 30, 2012 12:17 pm | no comments
A wood and iron platform crouches on a triangle of The University of Texas campus frequented only on six Saturdays each fall. This creaky sculpture has taken on...
September 24, 2012 4:00 pm | no comments
UT’s campus became the epicenter of Texas public policy debates over the weekend as the Forty Acres hosted the second-annual Texas Tribune Festival.
The conference—the...
September 20, 2012 11:28 am | 8 comments
Fukushima. Chernobyl. Nuclear fuel has a long, fraught history. More expensive than coal, and more dangerous than oil. A litany of reasons prevents the United States...
August 20, 2012 3:50 pm | no comments
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$150 million. That’s how much UT spent on energy efficiency in the past year.
That’s some serious sticker-shock,...
October 19, 2011 10:31 am | no comments
A new poll from the McCombs School of Business’ Energy Management and Innovation Center found that less than 14 percent of Americans believe the U.S. is headed...
September 30, 2011 2:16 pm | no comments
An ambitious smart-grid energy project is making major headlines today, bringing 100 electric Chevy Volts to the streets of Austin and helping pilot-program participants...