Improving imaging of cancerous tissues by reversing time
Details: By Beth Miller As a child, it was fascinating to put a flashlight up to our palms to see the light shine through the hand. Washington University in St. Louis engineers are using a similar idea...
View ArticleEfimov featured in Popular Mechanics
Details: By Logan Ward, Popular Mechanics A Custom-Fitted Electronic Heart Wrap John Rogers at the University of Illinois and Igor Efimov at Washington University hope to bring heart-analyzing...
View ArticleZhang receives CAREER Award from National Science Foundation
Details: By Beth Miller Engineers design metabolic pathways in cells to convert cheap raw materials into useful chemicals, biofuels and pharmaceuticals, but it’s a delicate balance of systems for that...
View ArticleFrom the blog: Interested in consulting? Try out Engineering Test Kitchen
Details: By Alani Douglas Engineering Test Kitchen is a non-profit consulting firm founded and led by Washington University undergraduate engineering students. We present an outlet for a problem many...
View ArticleWashington University researchers explore the future of drone technology
Details: hectv.com From unmanned passenger planes to drones that deliver packages, Raj Jain, PhD, and Humberto Gonzalez, PhD, explore the possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles in a video by HEC TV....
View ArticleResearch opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac...
Details: By Beth Miller In an orchestra, each instrument plays an important role in creating a beautiful piece of music. If just one instrument falls out of rhythm, a world-class symphony could sound...
View ArticleElbow stiffness after injury focus of new research
Details: By Beth Miller The elbow is one of the most anatomically and biomechanically complex joints in the body, with three separate bones meeting to provide motion to the forearm and hand. But...
View ArticleNew technology focuses diffuse light inside living tissue
Details: By Beth Miller Lihong Wang, PhD, continues to build on his groundbreaking technology that allows light deep inside living tissue during imaging and therapy. In the Jan. 5 issue of Nature...
View ArticleNew Ultrafast Camera Invented At Washington University Could Help Turn...
Details: By Veronique LeCapra, St. Louis Public Radio What if we could design a camera that could take a hundred billion pictures in a second ― enough to record the fastest phenomena in the universe....
View ArticleAlum Cox receives 2014 Air Force Cadet of the Year Award
Details: Alexander Cox, a graduate of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, was named the 2014 Air Force Cadet of the Year at a Dec. 5 ceremony at The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He is the...
View ArticleBenassi named to St. Louis Business Journal's '40 Under 40'
Details: By Vince Brennan, St. Louis Business Journal More than 750 nominations came through my inbox this year for our 40 Under 40 Awards, far and away the most anyone at the St. Louis Business...
View ArticleQuatrano to receive Science Leadership Award
Details: Ralph S. Quatrano, PhD, dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, will receive the Science Leadership Award from the Academy of Science St. Louis April 9, 2015. The Science...
View ArticleResearch opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac...
Details: By Beth Miller In an orchestra, each instrument plays an important role in creating a beautiful piece of music. If just one instrument falls out of rhythm, a world-class symphony could sound...
View ArticleNigerian-born Wash U engineer wins annual St. Louis Award for his...
Details: By Michele Munz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch As head of the Washington University optical radiology laboratory — where researchers study how to use light to improve diagnosis and treatment of...
View ArticleNew technique improves imaging technologies in biological tissue
Details: In their efforts to improve imaging technologies into biological tissue, Lihong Wang, PhD, and his team at Washington University in St. Louis have introduced a new technique that boosts...
View ArticleNanotechnology changes behavior of materials, new research finds
Details: By Beth Miller One of the reasons solar cells are not used more widely is cost — the materials used to make them most efficient are expensive. Engineers are exploring ways to print solar...
View ArticleDemissie credits Dual Degree program, internships, for success
Details: By Beth Miller As an undergraduate, Mahlet “Mahi” Demissie always knew she wanted to be an engineer, but wasn’t sure what kind. A summer internship with a general contractor led to her passion...
View ArticleEngineering students blog about life at Wash U
Details: Mariah Cushman and Dera Ikeme, both Engineering undergraduate students, are among six Washington University students who write blogs for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The blog posts...
View ArticlePeat fire emissions may shed light on climate change
Details: By Beth Miller Wildfires, which send hot flames and smoke high into the air, create black carbon emissions associated with climate change and risk to human health. Carbon emissions from...
View ArticlePathak receives CAREER Award from National Science Foundation
Details: By Beth Miller The movement of cells, both alone and in groups, controls how our bodies function in health and diseases such as cancer. While this movement is a complex process, there are...
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