A paper coauthored by Tom Maccarone, a Texas Tech University associate professor in the Department of Physics, studies one of the most important but least understood processes in astronomy: accretion, or the growth in mass ...
Astronomy
Oct 9, 2015
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It started about five years ago with a practical chemistry question.
Quantum Physics
Jun 3, 2015
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Lubbock is known for many things. Some of them are reasons to celebrate, like being the home of Buddy Holly. Some portray the city in negative ways, like dust storms.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 19, 2015
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A Texas Tech University biologist led a team of more than 50 scientists who mapped the genomes of three crocodilians.
Biotechnology
Dec 11, 2014
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Engineering researchers at Texas Tech University have developed a method for characterizing the surface properties of materials at different temperatures at the nanoscale.
Nanophysics
Nov 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —In the dangerous waters of an ancient oxbow lake created by a flooded and unnamed meandering river, the female phytosaur died and sank to the bottom 205 million years ago. About 40 yards away the remains of ...
Archaeology
Jan 29, 2014
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(Phys.org) —An international team of astronomers, including Texas Tech University's Tom Maccarone, believes they have observed a rare cosmic accident in which a small star is pulled apart by a medium-sized black hole.
Astronomy
Nov 6, 2013
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It has baffled humans for millennia: how did life begin on planet Earth? Now, new research from a Texas Tech University paleontologist suggests it may have rained from the skies and started in the bowels of hell.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Fact or fiction? Stained glass found in medieval cathedrals becomes thicker at the bottom because glass moves over time. For years researchers have had their doubts, now a team at Texas Tech University has further ...
Materials Science
May 7, 2013
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(Phys.org) —It's a nocturnal aquatic predator that will eat anything that fits in its large mouth. Dark and sleek, it hides beneath the water waiting for prey. A Texas Tech University researcher says the target will never ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2013
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