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Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people’s anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them, according to a WSU study.

A novel surgical implant developed by WSU researchers was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests.

This year’s list of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers include WSU experts in business, chemistry, Earth science, engineering, food, and medicine.

WSU researchers have been awarded a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to improve the efficiency of automated apple harvesting robotics.

A WSU research team received a $1.9 million grant to develop a paper sensor that will help scientists gather information on people’s smoke exposure to wildfires.

A proposal to tackle the rising threat of antibiotic resistant “superbugs” was one of three projects that received funding as part of the most recent Cougar Cage event on Sept. 8.

A WSU research team has received a Department of Energy grant on a project to capture carbon dioxide from the air and mix it with hydrogen to create a carbon-negative liquid fuel.

A new generation of WSU engineers will learn not only how to build better robots but also how to make them work better with, and for, humans — thanks in part to a $3 million NSF grant.

Engineering Professor Susmita Bose and emeritus Veterinary Medicine Professor Terry McElwain were elected to the WSAS board of directors. Doug Call, professor of molecular epidemiology, was chosen as secretary.

From off of Earth to inside our bodies, the Washington State Magazine explores how WSU researchers are finding new uses for 3D printing, such as hip implants, simulated sharkskin, and parts made from extraterrestrial dust.