Science & Technology

Washington University researchers plan to use advanced math to better understand and control biological systems, specifically our body’s internal clock, possibly leading to better treatments for sleep-related issues.

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering have turned an age-old assumption about cell force on its head. Their work, published in PLOS Computational Biology, has implications for how cancer spreads and wounds heal.

WashU engineer David Peters has developed a fresh approach to reaffirm classical airfoil theory.

Researchers at Washington University are looking to find new ways to design vaccines to protect against inflammation in the brain that causes dementia.

Environmental engineers at Washington University are working to document the microbial populations that live in household plumbing.

Researchers at Washington University are working to develop an anaerobic digestion process using cyanobacterium to grow food in space.

Photonics researchers at Washington University received a federal grant to overcome a data processing bottleneck with integrated photonics.

Students in the social choice systems class at Washington University are learning about design challenges in social choice systems like redistricting.

Researchers at WashU have used AI tools to describe three sub-types of Chiari type-1, which will help guide clinicians to make the most effective treatment decisions for their patients.

Computer engineers at Washington University recently won a distinguished paper award from USENIX, a leader in computing systems research.