Snorkeling in a Comal County water cave, UT researchers recovered fossils from giant tortoises, pampatheres and ground sloths that suggest a warmer, wetter Ice Age Texas.

UT Austin’s FORTE system combines 3D‑printed soft fingers and air‑channel tactile sensors to pick up fragile items like potato chips in lab tests.

UT Austin will add digital university IDs to Apple and Android wallets in the 2027 6 28 academic year, eliminating replacement fees and modernizing campus access. Physical cards will remain during the phased rollout.

A 20i survey finds Texas web designers report more pay satisfaction than peers on the coasts, even with lower average salaries. Cost of living and career stage appear to matter more than raw dollars.

SXSW's Emerging Tech Expo opens a free public day Wednesday at Fairmont Austin with demos from AI to XR.

Texas Tech researchers used ATR‑FTIR and Raman spectroscopy with machine learning to identify fentanyl exposure in fingernail clippings, a noninvasive method presented at Pittcon.

SXSW panels, a $50M Texas fund and Compass Pathways' Phase 3 results are converging to push psychedelic therapies toward clinical reality. The debate ties downtown Austin to the state Capitol and clinics abroad.

UT Austin researchers built a near-atomic map of the Andes hantavirus and produced a vaccine candidate that triggered neutralizing antibodies in mice.

A Texas State/X‑Bow plan to static‑test solid rocket motors at Freeman Ranch has neighbors and conservationists warning the Edwards Aquifer could be at risk. University officials say safeguards are planned.

An Austin business court heard arguments this week over whether CrowdStrike is really headquartered here as GoSecure accuses the company of using stolen trade secrets. The judge took the matter under advisement.

UT Austin will consolidate computer science, information and statistics into a School of Computing, hire about 50 faculty and open in Fall 2026.

UT Austin and national labs developed CRAFT, a low‑cost 3D printing method that makes lifelike body‑part models on consumer printers, promising cheaper surgical training.

Austin neurotech Phantom Neuro says its Phantom X implant decodes muscle signals so amputees can control prosthetic hands more naturally; early human trials are set for Australia in 2026.