Science & Technology

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed metasurfaces that could expand the use of antennas beyond radios and cellphones to many applications, such as virtual reality devices.

Researchers at WashU have developed bioelectronic scaffolds in a unique way that creates new tissues.

A new neural network model by researchers at Washington University offers a way to uncover what brain mechanisms are at play when people need to focus amid many distractions.

Tasman Ezra, a graduate student in biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, founded a conservation organization dedicated to conserving reptiles, amphibians and their habitats in Honduras.

A graduate student in Arts & Sciences at WashU will study ways to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

Young-Shin Jun, a professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been chosen to receive a 2025 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Members of the WashU and St. Louis communities may now recycle their glass in the Ripple Glass depository in the West Campus parking lot. 

Chemists in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis have received a $1 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to develop a quicker way to detect mustard gas and prevent exposure.

Research from biologist Susanne Renner in Arts & Sciences reveals the function of red stigmas in wind-pollinated flowers.

WashU’s Center for the Environment, together with its partners, is gearing up for Environmental Research & Creativity Week, Feb. 24–28.