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The Inventor

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UT physicist John Goodenough changed our lives with his pioneering battery research—and he isn’t done yet. On a Monday morning in March, a thunderstorm is pelting...

 
 

Chalk Talk

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Like many of his fellow PhD students in UT’s physics department, Frank Lee spends ample time in the grad student lounge...

 
 

Omid Kokabee Accepts Award From Behind Bars

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In a letter from his prison cell in Iran, former UT graduate student Omid Kokabee has accepted a Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American...

 
 

UT’s New Particle Accelerator Could Democratize Scientific Research

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You may only know them from the dentist’s office, but x-rays are pretty important when it comes to research. Used in nearly every scientific discipline, x-ray...

 
 

Meet William Berdanier, UT’s Latest Marshall Scholar

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William Berdanier, a senior majoring in mathematics and physics honors in UT’s Dean’s Scholar’s program, will be heading to the United Kingdom...

 
 

The Big Idea: Research Pays Off in Unexpected Ways

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Should research turn a profit? That’s what a few would-be higher-ed reformers argue. But academics say research is a long-term investment. Take the recent likely...

 
 

Why the Higgs Boson Matters

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This summer, everyone’s talking about the breakthrough discovery of the Higgs boson, or physics’ “God particle.” But what’s beyond...

 
 

UT Physics Since 1883: A Photo Essay

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Nineteenth-century equipment that’s still in use today. A surprisingly progressive tradition of educating world-class female physicists, starting in 1892....

 
 
 
 
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