Science & Technology

Kelvin Lynn and his research group are working to improve cadmium telluride solar technology.

Wild house finches are breeding earlier as temperatures get warmer. These results aren’t necessarily problematic and might result in a longer breeding season and more offspring.

The susceptibilities were found in high‑performance computer chips that could lead to failures in modern electronics.

WSU researchers have reverse engineered the way a pine tree produces a resin, which could lead to environmentally friendly alternatives worth billions of dollars.

Caffeine can help us stay awake — but only for so long. But it also might make us feel nervous, have difficulties breathing, or a faster heart rate.

The biosensor could lead to wearable glucose monitors that would improve the lives of millions of people with diabetes.

Throughout history people have enjoyed chocolate in drinks. But when solid chocolate was discovered, it opened up a new world of possibilities.

A WSU researcher for the first time has modeled how microplastic fibers move through the environment.

One‑fourth of the carbon held by soil is bound to minerals as far as six feet below the surface, a WSU researcher has found.

The wasabi you usually get at the restaurant isn’t the real thing. It’s usually a mixture of horseradish, mustard, and green dye.

Engineering students from WSU’s Team Mentoring Program recently toured several Boeing facilities, awakening them to a multitude of opportunities in the aerospace industry.

WSU researchers want to push open the door to multidimensional hard drives — the next generation, packing more data into less space.

Researchers with WSU’s School of the Environment, highlight the importance of adapting to, providing and using data sets in ecology and other field research.

Take a look at research life aboard the International Space Station, including a plant research project led by WSU Regents Professor Norman G. Lewis.

As part of the Rural Community Design Initiative, WSU School of Design and Construction students are working on designs for the Pullman Depot.

WSU researchers will attempt to anticipate and prevent diseases by looking for epigenetic biomarkers/diagnostics for disease.