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Class of 2024 Master’s Student Ayden Cohn: presenting a better future for nuclear reactors , articleAyden Cohn has excelled in the field of nuclear engineering, and his efforts have earned him the title of Outstanding Master's Student in the College of Engineering.
Date: Apr 18, 2024 -
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Wind turbine blades get a sustainable upgrade , articleWith a $2 million grant from the Department of Energy, researchers from Virginia Tech have pioneered processes to make this sustainable energy source even more efficient. The research team will be using new methods of additive manufacturing, computational design, and a recyclable, high strength thermoplastic material.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Grand Touring Race Team , video
The Virginia Tech Grand Touring team is a competition senior design team with the goal of modifying a late-model production vehicle to compete in a 12-hour endurance race hosted by the ChampCar Endurance Series.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
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Earth Day 2024: Experts available to discuss environmental issues and how to solve them , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews to speak on issues ahead of Earth Day on April 22, 2024. Those topics include the environment, energy, infrastructure, invasive species, food waste artificial intelligence, sustainability, and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
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Experts expanding the reach of engineering research , articleOne of the advantages of the research enterprise at Virginia Tech lies in its blend of experts with budding inventors. By employing specialists who both innovate and teach, a full body of knowledge is being passed on to the next generation of engineers.
Date: Apr 03, 2024 -
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Brian Lattimer named head of Department of Mechanical Engineering , articleLattimer. a three-time Hokie, has been a leader in both industry and academia.
Date: Apr 01, 2024 -
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Research seeks to break the mold of ultra-lightweight aerogels , articleProducing ultra-lightweight materials that are also strong could be a revolution across multiple industries. With groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary team of chemists and 3D printing experts, that revolution could be closer.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
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Students ready to 'bloom' at Vêtement de Rue , articleThe third annual Vêtement de Rue Fashion Show is March 29 at the Moss Arts Center. This year's theme is "Bloom" and students have prepared a show that reflects the idea of grand transformation.
Date: Mar 20, 2024 -
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Michael Bartlett, Steve Rowson named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors , articleThe award recognizes Bartlett and Rowson as rising leaders in their fields with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization and for producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.
Date: Mar 08, 2024 -
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Alumna returns to deliver distinguished lecture , articleMechanical engineering alumna Uma Jayaram M.S. ‘88, Ph.D. ‘91 shared her journey to becoming the global head of PAIR at Electronic Arts during a talk on the Blacksburg campus in February.
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
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Spicing up safety , articleVirginia Tech researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering are working toward ensuring dried fruits, nuts, and spices are free from disease-causing bacteria.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
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Next generation of energetic materials to be developed at Virginia Tech , articleThe Department of Defense has awarded the university $3 million to research new additive manufacturing processes to develop safer and more efficient energetic materials.
Date: Feb 29, 2024 -
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Dylan Losey receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to build assistive AI , articleLosey leads a team that has explored the possibilities of human-robot interaction, and now he will expand that research to develop robots that understand — and are understood by — their everyday users.
Date: Feb 27, 2024 -
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Inventor profile: Oumar Barry , articleBarry's research aims to create novel analysis, design, and control techniques for the discovery of emerging technologies with applications in smart grid, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
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Solstice Farm Brewery: A dream 30 years in the making , articleTwo Virginia Tech alums who graduated in the 1980s return to open up a microbrewery.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
Video ItemExploring the potential of robotics with VT CRO , video
The Competitive Robotics Organization at VT is a student-run club made up of multiple engineering and support teams. With help from their main sponsor, Boeing, VT CRO allows students to design and build robots using emerging technology.
Date: Feb 22, 2024 -
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International work puts robot avatars on the move , articleGraduate student Connor Herron went from Blacksburg to Genoa, Italy, to lend a hand in making a better system for long-range, remotely controlled robots that walk on two legs.
Date: Feb 21, 2024 -
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Donor's generosity breathes new life into genetics and genomics research , articleArlen “Tom” Powers ‘56 believed deeply in the power of transformation, especially within the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics. He is now leaving a legacy with a recent $1.2 million estate gift to the Fralin Life Sciences Institute in support of genomics and genetics research.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 -
Video ItemBringing together rigid and soft electronics , video
In the lab of Michael Bartlett, new developments are being made in the realm of integrating rigid and soft electronics. The electrically conductive liquid metal adhesive is so good, you can run over it with a car and it still works!
Date: Jan 30, 2024 -
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Bart Raeymaekers inducted to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts , articleRaeymaekers has a deep portfolio of research in tribology and additive manufacturing, and his work is being recognized by colleagues across the globe.
Date: Jan 23, 2024
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