Science & Technology

Mikhail Tikhonov in Arts & Sciences has won a prestigious National Science Foundation award for a project that will apply the statistical approaches of physics to the complicated world of microbial ecology.

In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, physicist Kater Murch in Arts & Sciences demonstrates a new type of sensor that leverages quantum entanglement to make time-traveling detectors.

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have launched a balloon-borne telescope to unlock the secrets of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars, some of the most extreme objects in the universe. XL-Calibur launched July 9.

Researchers at Washington University have found some potential biological clues to explain how prenatal cannabis exposure leads to behavioral issues down the line.

Researchers at Washington University are studying how to turbo-charge microbial bioproduction.

In a laboratory setting, experimental petrologists at Washington University recreated the magnetizing reactions that could be causing the mysterious, light-colored features on the Moon’s surface, known as lunar swirls.

Washington University scientists, including Kun Wang in Arts & Sciences, are part of a team that reported that near-Earth asteroid Bennu’s dust is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life as we know it. 

Researchers at Washington University can more effectively study mutations that cause heart disease by putting stem cells through their paces. Their research offers insight into the origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

An award from OpenAI will aid researchers at Washington University in St. Louis to better train powerful machine learning models.

Researchers at McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a vastly more productive way to convert carbon dioxide into useful materials and compounds.