Science & Technology

Biomedical researchers at WashU McKelvey Engineering have developed a new imaging technique that captures the dynamic coupling between the brain’s vasculature and its neurons. The new microscopy tool could help lead to breakthroughs in studying stroke and dementia.

WashU’s AI Perspectives Week will feature about 40 events, showcasing faculty, students and leading thinkers on artificial intelligence. The series highlights research, teaching, ethics and community dialogue, while welcoming both enthusiasts and skeptics.

Biologist Keith Hengen’s research is getting deeper into sleep, unraveling the great mystery of slumber’s purpose in the brain and the body.

Scott Mitchell harnesses the power of robotic machines to create wow-worthy structures.

A team of WashU researchers has received a more than $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the mechanisms underlying hallucinations and delusions in schizophrenia.

A new WashU study shows how scientists can use ancient DNA to answer historical questions beyond what artifacts alone can reveal.

“Growing Deep Roots,” a one-person show by artist Carolina Caycedo, will open Sept. 9 at the WashU Kemper Art Museum. In this Q&A, Caycedo discusses her work, her interest in migration, just energy transitions and the tenacity of repair.

With a grant from the National Science Foundation, WashU computer engineer Shantanu Chakrabartty will design hybrid neuromorphic and quantum computing systems that could unlock huge energy efficiencies in solving artificial intelligence problems.

Hester Blum follows literary questions beyond the archive and into the environments that shaped them. A leading scholar of environmental humanities, Blum is the Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor of English in WashU Arts & Sciences.

A grant from the Department of Defense will fund WashU research to make materials that deter aquatic organisms from attaching to surfaces. The work could have applications for anything in wet environments including medical devices for the human body and membranes used in desalinization.