#Texas A&M University

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Texas A&M Equestrian

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Polish them so I can see myself in them!

Good boy!

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Semi-metals offer new possibilities for electronic devices

Dr. Yuxuan Cosmi Lin, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, and a team of researchers are studying the potential applications and unique physical properties of semi-metals in electronic devices. This study was published in Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering. Traditionally, microelectronics and electronic materials can be made of three types of material: semiconductors for computing, metals for transducing power and signals, and insulators to isolate different electrical components. A fourth kind of material, semi-metals, may offer a better alternative than the industry standard. Semi-metals are a special kind of material whose properties are in between metals and semiconductors. These materials are significant due to their favorable properties, such as widely tunable electronic energy states, electrical conductivity, and their unique topological properties, which help control the flow of electronic devices like transistors and microchips.

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Heather Abadie (Texas A&M)

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by Gregg Roman

 Milstein Writing Fellow Benjamin Weinthal's reporting on Texas A&M University at Qatar's (TAMUQ) dangerous research agreement with Qatar has spurred Mark Welsh, Texas A&M's new president of its main U.S. campus, to dismiss Weinthal's reporting as "insanity," according to KTBX News in Bryan, Texas.

Texas A&M is one of six American universities with all-expenses-paid campuses in Doha, Qatar. Doha is the major funder of the U.S.-designated terrorist organization Hamas, which on October 7 massacred over 1,200 Israelis and others and kidnapped 253 people.

Weinthal quoted a prior report that asserted "Qatar has acquired full ownership of more than 500 research projects at Texas A&M, some of which are in highly sensitive fields such as nuclear science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biotech robotics, and weapons development." He added that the Qatar Foundation, controlled by that country's ruling al-Thani family, "owns all intellectual property developed at TAMUQ."

Welsh characterized Weinthal's report in words that better describe his university's Qatar agreement. "That's insanity. It's irresponsible." He went on: "We have a really, really strong track record of protecting national security research information every day and has [sic] been recognized by DOD, by the intelligence community, by a number of people."

"These findings pose a potential national security risk to the United States," Weinthal reported, adding that knowledge is transferred from A&M's main campus to Qatar in fields like "physics, computer science, and bioengineering with sensitive defense applications."

MEF Director Gregg Roman said, "What's to stop Qatar from passing along sensitive research from A&M's Texas and Doha campuses to America's enemies?"

"Tiny Qatar is the largest foreign donor to American universities," added Campus Watch director Winfield Myers. "Dangerous agreements like the one Texas A&M struck with Doha demonstrate that some schools will sell out to foreign powers if the cash flow is massive and dependable. Americans should demand an immediate investigation into this situation."

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Fellow SOC fans-

I found Pekka Rollins

It seems he has inserted himself into the American education system.

Someone tell Kaz

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This, this is the university they are giving Amazon drones to. The one who puts ride share bikes in trees and on top of buildings to the point that both the veo company and the university had to send out messages. The school famous for it’s mechanical and computer engineering programs. The school with a long military history. Out of all the schools, you picked that one.

I give it a week tops

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I swear, being an Aggie seems like a test from God sometimes. They lost to Miami yesterday, 33–48.

There’s always next week!

* That’s supposed to be our mascot, Miss Reveille, on top of the Snoopy dog house, which is properly colored maroon in this context.

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[athleticperfection1]

Congrats grad!

[jay-arabica]

Texas A&M is offering a new standalone certification to provide students with the educational opportunities and experiences needed to be successful in the coffee industry.

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Researchers zero in on the underlying mechanism that causes alloys to crack when exposed to hydrogen-rich environments

When deciding what material to use for infrastructure projects, metals are often selected for their durability. However, if placed in a hydrogen-rich environment, like water, metals can become brittle and fail. Since the mid-19th century, this phenomenon, known as hydrogen embrittlement, has puzzled researchers with its unpredictable nature. Now, a study published in Science Advances brings us a step closer to predicting it with confidence. The work is led by Dr. Mengying Liu from Washington and Lee University in collaboration with researchers at Texas A&M University. The team investigated formation of cracks in initially flawless, crack-free samples of a nickel-base alloy (Inconel 725), which is primarily known for its strength and corrosion resistance. There are currently several working hypotheses that attempt to explain hydrogen embrittlement. The results of this study show that one of the more well-known hypotheses—hydrogen enhanced localized plasticity (HELP)—is not applicable in the case of this alloy.

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Timara Chapman (Texas A&M)

2024 NCAA Championships (Eugene)

[uboat53]

Yeah, I wasn't considering Texas universities anyways, but they're definitely off the list now…

If a professor can't give an unbiased technical opinion without being embroiled in a political firestorm, there's no way that those universities are going to produce good research or good education.

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A list of universities that are holding movements with a high demand for a divestment from Israel apartheid.

“You cannot stop an idea whose time has come.”

“End apartheid. End this genocide. Free Palestine. Free them all. End white supremacy. End racism everywhere. End settler colonialism. 🍉”

(Words and picture from a twitter post by @DrRupaMarya.)