The plant-based material surpasses the insulation capabilities of Styrofoam, is very lightweight and can support up to 200 times its weight without changing shape.
The immense amounts of data being created by next-generation sequencing technologies make the kind of annotation errors the WSU team found especially problematic.
WSU scientists have developed a catalyst that can both withstand high temperatures and convert pollutants at near room temperature – an important advance for reducing pollution in modern cars.
WSU researchers are working with a Port Angeles nonprofit organization to develop housing materials from heat‑treated wood and recycled carbon fiber used in Boeing airplanes.
A WSU Tri-Cities civil engineering team, armed with a new $300,000 grant, is pursuing a cost-effective, sustainable grout to contain contamination at the Hanford nuclear site.
Middle school students from three states will respond to the challenge of “Powering Our Future,” designing an electrical grid that can withstand and quickly recover from the impact of a natural disaster.