Science & Technology

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received a National Science Foundation grant to use artificial intelligence to design a new kind of plastics that can be easily broken down and recycled.

Alexandra Rutz, a biomedical engineer at WashU, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to create 3D bioelectronic scaffolds for ovarian follicles, to be used for infertility and aging research.

Environmental engineer Jenna Ditto, at WashU, aims to establish a link between indoor air quality and the chemistry of building material surfaces with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis find sea spray concentrations, used in measuring cloud formation, can vary widely and estimates made from shore should not apply to lower levels of spray on the open ocean.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis identified drivers of maternal and child health service use across Africa.

Mechanical and materials engineer Sara Roccabianca has been named director of the Center for Women’s Health Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.

A researcher at Washington University in St. Louis developed a way to create an embedded fingerprint in 3D-printed parts that would withstand the item being broken, a potential way to track “ghost guns.”

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are working on giving biomanufacturers a competitive edge by solving the challenge of continuous fermentation.

Feng Jiao, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, was elected a 2025 American Chemical Society fellow.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have used a variety of models to measure ambient concentrations of black carbon in the “global south” and found estimates of these harmful emissions have been grossly underestimated.