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Article ItemBoiled bubbles jump to carry more heat , article
Bubbles are an optimal way to carry heat, and Jonathan Boreyko's team has engineered a surface that makes them jump to carry even more.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
Article ItemResearchers secure $2 million grant to develop airborne pathogen-monitoring technology , article
With the funding, Bahareh Behkam and her team will use the funding to develop engineered living systems for indoor air monitoring.
Date: Nov 30, 2023 -
Article ItemA time to be thankful: News about Hokie Nation , article
Hokies in Blacksburg and across the world do work that advances study, impacts communities, and leads the charge for positive change.
Date: Nov 29, 2023 -
Video ItemResearching supersonic jet noise at afterburning conditions , video
Assistant Professor Joseph Meadows talks about his team's research into jet noise, conducted at the Advanced Power and Propulsion Lab.
Date: Nov 28, 2023 -
Article ItemAI—The good, the bad, and the scary , article
There is no denying that Artificial Intelligence has changed our lives. However, some might argue if it’s for the better.
Date: Nov 14, 2023 -
Video ItemRobots collaborating with humans , video
Soheil Habibian, a Ph.D. Candidate in the College of Engineering, is collaborating with a group from Purdue University to develop algorithms that allow robots to interact with humans. "By 'interaction,' I mean learn from humans, learn how to collaborate with humans," said Habibian. "If we make robots more intelligent, they would be able to understand the human, and to be understood by the human."
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
Article ItemExperts available: Government shutdown looming, winter weather outlook, holiday travel, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
Article ItemEngineering students restore Costa Rican community’s gathering place , article
During the 10-day service-learning trip, the seven students and their professor lived out ‘Ut Prosim’ and worked through a language barrier.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
Article ItemBrian Lattimer named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers , article
Lattimer's research in the dynamics of fire and has been funded by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Office of Naval Research, and National Science Foundation, among others.
Date: Oct 25, 2023 -
Article ItemOzzie Abaye appointed Thomas B. Hutcheson Jr. Professor of Agronomy , article
A member of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty since 1993 and Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist, Abaye is known internationally for her extensive work to improve the livelihoods of farmers, women, and children in West Africa through sustainable agriculture.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
Article ItemMechanical engineering professor uses coal to create 'wonder material' , article
Lightweight, strong, electrically conductive, and antimicrobial — graphene is a prime candidate for a host of applications. Now, a Virginia Tech team is making the material from a surprising source.
Date: Oct 17, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech and Weizmann Institute of Science tackle cell migration on fibers , article
Amrinder Nain has established international research partnerships for unique investigations in cellular movement. As his team looks at the coiling movement of cells, he continues to champion globally connected labs.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Engineering selects inaugural Dean's Fellows cohort , article
The new program will help faculty and staff from across the college better understand how to take a project from ideation through implementation, and the first cohort will concentrate on graduate education, offering support to the college’s PROTEGE initiative.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 -
Article ItemCross country, fast food, and authenticity: The journey of engineer Lianne Lami , article
Lami ’88 had just started her career in engineering when it derailed. To make ends meet, she took a job at Taco Bell, where a customer asked her, “What do you normally do?” Her honest response jump-started a return to the field she has loved for almost 30 years.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 -
Article ItemJiangtao Cheng receives international funding to study spiderwebs as biosensors , article
The dew-covered spiderweb you see in your yard might soon become a platform to detect airborne viruses. Cheng received an international grant from the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation to build bio-inspired technology that could serve as an early warning system for pathogens such as COVID.
Date: Sep 29, 2023 -
Article ItemShima Shahab named Mary Virginia Jones Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering , article
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2015, Shahab’s research and scholarship specializes on developing new approaches to creating acoustic lenses used in novel ultrasound therapy.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
Article ItemFuture Mitchell Hall brings promise for engineering research and experiential learning , article
On Aug. 29, Virginia Tech Board of Visitors' Buildings and Grounds Committee approved the design review for Mitchell Hall, a state-of-the-art engineering and research building that will provide engineering students, faculty, and staff with innovative lab space and ample opportunities for experiential learning.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
Article ItemExtreme environments expert discusses causes of recent wildfires , article
Wildfires in Hawaii have devastated the island of Maui and leveled the historic town of Lahaina. Canada continues to experience its worst ever wildfire season, with more than 1,000 active fires. Brian Lattimer, Director of Virginia Tech’s Extreme Environments and Materials Lab, explains what the Maui and Canadian wildfires have in common.
Date: Aug 28, 2023 -
Article ItemPinar Acar receives NSF CAREER award to design the materials of the future , article
Acar’s team specializes in creating digital profiles of materials. In this project, the team will be creating digital models set to music.
Date: Jul 27, 2023 -
Article ItemGraduate student team wins award for innovative 3D-printed water filter design , article
Three interdisciplinary graduate students in the macromolecular science and engineering program won an international Digital Manufacturing Challenge award for their design.
Date: Jul 18, 2023
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