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Researchers Receive $2M NSF Grant to Break the Laws of Classical Physics

Aug. 23, 2016
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a four-year, $2 million grant to Andrea  Alù of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin to break the conventional ways in which light and acoustic waves propagate.
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D-STOP Symposium 2016 Explores Future of Smart Cities

May 25, 2016
The Data-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning Center (D-STOP) from UT Austin met with representatives from local and state government, academia and industry in early April at a symposium designed to collaborate on the future of Smart Cities. The day-long event explored smart transportation systems, collaborative ecosystems, infrastructure-based technology, regional planning and analytics and connected vehicles through a series of panels featuring experts in the field.