National laboratory director talks climate change, infrastructure and more
Kimberly Budil visited the Pullman campus to deliver the Institute for Shock Physics’ John and Janet Creighton Distinguished Lecture.
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Mathematics prof wins NSF grant to help stabilize power grid
WSU mathematician tackles new threats to U.S. power systems in effort to ensure a steady supply of energy.
Researchers use coal waste to create sustainable concrete
WSU researchers have created a sustainable alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly ash, a waste product of coal-based electricity generation.
Department of Energy, WSU team up on hybrid power systems research
Dustin McLarty, a Ph.D. in WSU’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, received a $678,014 grant from the Department of Energy to further hybrid power systems research.
Sodium battery research could provide cheap, effective lithium alternative
By Mary Catherine Frantz, intern, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Sodium-ion batteries might soon provide a less expensive, viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries thanks to research developed at Washington State University.
Nov. 20: Application deadline; 3 million Alaska Airlines miles available
PULLMAN, Wash. – Alaska Airlines has committed three million airline miles to WSU faculty, extension employees, graduate and undergraduate students with travel funding needs as part of the company’s three-year sponsorship of WSU’s Imagine Tomorrow program.
High-efficiency building bloopers revealed through occupant studies
By Erik Gomez, intern, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Many researchers know that new high-efficiency buildings don’t typically get used as intended. The numbers don’t add up, and occupants can easily waste energy if they do not understand how to use the building.
3 million Alaska Airlines travel miles available to students, faculty, staff
PULLMAN, Wash. – Alaska Airlines has committed three million airline miles to WSU faculty, graduate and undergraduate students as part of the company’s three-year sponsorship of WSU’s Imagine Tomorrow program.
New device could turn heat energy into a viable fuel source
By Will Ferguson, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – A new device being developed by Washington State University physicist Yi Gu could one day turn the heat generated by a wide array of electronics into a usable fuel source.
$1.7 million x-ray microscope to unleash WSU materials research
PULLMAN, Wash. – When it arrives on campus this October, a powerful new $1.7 million x-ray microscope will help Washington State University scientists develop specialized materials for technologies such as self-healing roads, printable batteries and super-efficient solar cells.