Science & Technology

Engineers at Washington University will be working to improve energy efficiency in production of a potent biofuel thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Yixin Chen is the first person from Washington University to be elected a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.

Neuroscientists at Washington University have set up computer frameworks that can help model individual brain dynamics.

With support from 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.

Cory Berkland has been named the inaugural Mark and Becky Ruhmann Levin Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University.

Psychological researchers in Arts & Sciences find self-regulation and social engagement skills can potentially foster a sense of purpose.

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.

A new study by Elizabeth Carlen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at WashU, outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York.

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.

Pawpaws are the state fruit tree of Missouri. But the trees tend to choke out woody bushes and flowering plants nearby, exerting a haphazard kind of pressure on would-be neighbors, according to research from WashU.