More than a month after the Austin Police Department was forced to abruptly shut down its DNA testing lab, it remains unclear whether any criminal convictions will be thrown out because of improper testing. In the meantime, the city has arranged interim lab arrangements and is trying to cut down on a backlog of pending […]

Some of the bacteria in our guts were passed down over millions of years, since before we were human, suggesting that evolution plays a larger role than previously known in people’s intestinal-microbe makeup, according to a new study in the journal Science. The bacteria that the researchers studied guide the early development of our intestines, […]

With an eye to the next generation of tech gadgetry, a team of physicists at The University of Texas at Austin has had the first-ever glimpse into what happens inside an atomically thin semiconductor device. In doing so, they discovered that an essential function for computing may be possible within a space so small that […]

Police officers in downtown Austin may soon be outfitted with body cameras pending purchasing approval from the Austin City Council, according to the Austin American Statesman. The successful completion of a pilot program that tested the equipment moves the Austin Police Department closer to its goal of providing 500 officers with lapel cameras. Cops patrolling […]

Though attendance at South by South West Interactive was lower than usual this year, the calmer atmosphere is more indicative of California’s economy than it is of Austin’s. The state capital was named the fastest growing city for tech jobs by Forbes last year, with companies like Facebook, Indeed, Google, Amazon, and PayPal employing a […]

South by Southwest Interactive turned out to be less exciting than years past. Many Silicon Valley tech companies decided not to attend this year’s festival based on what is rumored to be economic reasons. Companies like Yahoo didn’t host the events they normally do, while executives from Tumblr attended only a handful of panels. Some investors and […]