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IMAGE: The new sensing paradigm can tell where on a vehicle most of the pressure is going during flight testing. view more
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.
NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research are backing a team of four universities, led by The University of Texas at Austin, in a project to re-define sensing and analysis of hypersonic vehicles, which can travel at least five times the speed of sound and potentially revolutionize space and air travel.
The three-year, $3.3 million project is funded by NASA s University Leadership Initiative, and the team s goal is to create a new paradigm in sensing for hypersonic vehicles, which could also be applied to lower-speed craft. The project Full Airframe Sensing Technology (FAST) will treat the vehicles themselves as sensors, analyzing aerodynamic changes during flight tests, and use that information to infer where force is being applied so they can better pr
Announcing the Texas Observer’s New Engagement Initiative
Since 1954, the Observer has focused on communities who are often ignored. Funding from the Google News Initiative takes us to the next level.
Since 1954, the Observer has focused on communities who are often ignored. Funding from the Google News Initiative takes us to the next level.
DaLyah Jones
Dec 15, 2020, 11:00 am CST
Journalism’s great strength is in its ability to hold the powerful to account. For too long, however, that power has been tempered by the fact that communities of color are often simply written out of or represented incorrectly in news coverage. This great sin of omission is something that we are only now beginning to confront.
Chef Lucille B. Smith was a pioneer in culinary world with entrepreneurial spirit
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A portrait of Lucille B. Smith, hangs on a wall inside Lucille’s.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Lucille Bishop Smith was the maternal great-grandmother of chef Christopher Williams, who owns Lucille s restaurant.Courtesy photo / Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less
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Lucille Bishop Smith with Martin Luther King, Jr.Photos courtesy of Ben Williams / Photos courtesy of Ben WilliamsShow MoreShow Less
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Lucille Bishop Smith with Joe LouisPhotos courtesy of Ben Williams / Photos courtesy of Ben WilliamsShow MoreShow Less
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An internship program that seeks out diverse applicants and places them in paid positions at clean-energy companies will be able to continue through 2021 because of a $50,000 grant from A Community Thrives.
Solar Austin, which works toward bringing affordable renewable energy to more Austinites and promoting careers in clean energy, won the grant through A Community Thrives for its internship program. The first iteration of the program began over the summer and was developed by Solar Austin and Huston-Tillotson University.
A Community Thrives is a program that invests in organizations and charities that support education, arts and culture, wellness and other community initiatives. The Gannett Foundation and the USA Today Network, the parent company of the American-Statesman and seven other daily newspapers in Texas, are sponsors of A Community Thrives.