Science & Technology

WSU researchers will use the $3 million in funding to work with community members on solutions for when power outages occur due to extreme weather.

Prior to leading WSU’s Office of Research, Chris Keane spent decades working on the quest for nuclear fusion. Now he is exploring ways the university can help develop the technology into a viable energy source.

More than 500 years ago in the Guatemala highlands, Maya people went to places similar to today’s supermarkets to buy and sell goods from craftsmen.

An unmanned semi-submersible vehicle developed at WSU may prove that the best way to travel in water undetected and efficiently is not on top, or below, but in-between.

A WSU student is using internet‑based data collection about disease events in pre‑determined locations and various modeling techniques to predict the spread of diseases.

With the winter holidays just around the corner, readers can check out this Ask Dr. Universe piece that explains how metal helps brings electricity to homes across the country that is used to power Christmas lights.

Funding would support new facilities and the hiring of additional research faculty on the Tri‑Cities and Pullman campuses.

Xiaofeng Guo is part of a national team of scientists that received $39 million in Department of Energy funding to develop technologies to increase supplies of elements critical for clean energy.

WSU Everett engineering students are building a rocket to compete in NASA's student rocket competition which will culminate with a final launch April 13–15 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Researchers at WSU are helping the aviation industry and governments around the world reduce the environmental impact of air travel.