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Feng Jiao and collaborators have developed an innovative process to convert CO₂ polluting the atmosphere into valuable carbon-based solid materials. (Credit: Pexels)

WashU researchers turn carbon dioxide into advanced 3D-printed materials

Feng Jiao’s lab developed an innovative process to convert CO₂ into valuable 3D-printed carbon nanocomposites for sustainable industry solutions.

01.16.2025

Autonomous vehicles are susceptible to sensor malfunctions and mechanical failures that might make them unable to detect and appropriately respond to real-time conditions. They also face the threat of cyberattacks in which bad actors might spoof the car’s location or fabricate the presence of an obstacle, causing the vehicle to behave dangerously. (Image: iStock)

Clark to enhance safety of autonomous systems, even when under attack

Andrew Clark received a National Science Foundation grant to ensure the safety and reliability of drones, driverless cars and surgical robots.

01.14.2025

Firefighters equipped with protective gas masks navigate hazardous environments, emphasizing the importance of advanced filtration technology in ensuring safety during emergencies. (Image: Pexels)

WashU researchers develop porous titanium-dioxide-coated zeolite particles for enhanced safety and protection

New research from Xinhua Liang’s lab seeks to enhance performance of gas mask filters.

01.14.2025

With the support of the U.S. Department of Defense, a team of WashU computer scientists is working to improve generative artificial intelligence for use in inaccessible, remote or embattled environments. (iStock)

Novel learning method proposed for generative AI in challenging environments

Yevgeniy Vorobeychik, Ning Zhang and William Yeoh receive $1.5 million DoD grant to enhance multiple facets of generative AI.

01.14.2025

Stress kymographs for collectively migrating cell monolayers show lower stress on aligned (left), compared to random (right), collagen fibers. (Credit: Pathak lab)

May the force not be with you

Amit Pathak’s lab turns conventional wisdom about forces in cell migration on its head.

01.09.2025

According to the National Institutes of Health, between 50 and 70 million Americans have chronic sleep disorders. The most common sleep disorder, insomnia, affects about one-third of American adults. (Photo by Indra Projects on Unsplash)

Engineering better sleep

Jr-Shin Li plans to develop advanced mathematical models to decode circadian rhythms and tackle chronic sleep disorders.

01.07.2025

Alumna Leslie Abrahams supports the Biden administration’s climate and energy goals in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. (Courtesy photo)

Insatiable curiosity

Alumna Leslie Abrahams uses broad engineering perspective to pursue climate policy change.

01.06.2025

McKelvey School of Engineering. (Credit: Whitney Curtis)

Center for Women’s Health Engineering to host Mini-Research Symposium

One-day event to spotlight groundbreaking research.

12.20.2024

Kamilov receives Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award

Ulugbek Kamilov won the 2024 Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society.

12.20.2024

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