WSU researchers, in collaboration with Avista Utilities, tested a local electricity trading system using solar and battery assets in Spokane’s Catalyst Building. The proof-of-concept demonstrated potential energy cost savings and improved grid efficiency through coordinated resource sharing.
WSU and Cornell researchers have developed a bioreactor-based method to grow tri-layered artificial cartilage using bone-marrow stem cells. The approach uses controlled shear forces and real-time fluorescent feedback to improve tissue development and advance regenerative medicine.
Anjali Sharma, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received two National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaling more than $5.2 million to develop new treatments for traumatic brain injury and corneal […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A Washington State University-led study in Guatemala found the sources of drinking water people believe to be safe and clean often contain potentially dangerous bacteria. Focusing on […]
Washington State University researchers Tingting Li and Peng He received a Microsoft AI Economic Institute grant to develop a Rural AI for Societal Equity (RAISE) roadmap, helping K–12 rural schools responsibly integrate AI and reduce educational inequality.
Washington State University researchers received a $400,000 NSF grant to develop and test an AI-powered virtual teaching assistant for upper-level thermal fluids engineering courses, improving tutoring, feedback, and student engagement with complex concepts.
WSU researchers found that bees thrive in small, overlooked green spaces across the Puget Sound region. The study identifies unexpected habitat hotspots that support pollinator diversity and highlights opportunities for conservation within urban and suburban landscapes.
By Hanna Abdallah A bacterium that lives on grape plants can break down guaiacol, an unpleasant-tasting substance that ruins wines made from grapes exposed to wildfire smoke, according to new […]
Washington State University researchers are exploring how canola and other oilseed crops can remodel seed oil composition using a genetic mechanism first discovered in Physaria fendleri. Supported by a USDA grant, this research aims to improve oil quality and production efficiency for food, fuel, and industrial uses.
In the years to come, the world will need more clean energy and more food. Unfortunately, those needs are sometimes in conflict. One example: the creation of large solar farms […]
Youth experiencing homelessness are more likely to get medical care if it means their pets will receive veterinary care too, according to a study conducted by Washington State University and […]
WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine researcher Hans Van Dongen, PhD, was featured in The Guardian in an article exploring the science of night owls versus early birds and whether it’s […]
