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Nano-Sized Islands Open Possibilities for Application of Single-Atom Catalysts

Researchers confined platinum-group atoms to small cerium-oxide islands, which could minimize the amount of expensive metals required in many industrial applications. Image courtesy of Mike Perkins at PNNL.

New Way Found to Turn #7 Plastic into Valuable Products

The WSU research team, including postdoctoral researcher Yu-Chung Chang, used PLA plastic waste to create a high-quality resin for 3D printing.

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Researchers Improve Cement with Shrimp Shell Nanoparticles

Somayeh Nassiri and Li Hui measure properties of cement formulas that contain nanoparticles of chitin.

Hydrogen Production Method Opens Up Clean Fuel Possibilities

Postdoctoral researcher Jamie Kee and Professor Su Ha and the novel reactor they developed to produce pure compressed hydrogen

Disposable Masks Could Be Used to Make More Durable Concrete

The WSU researchers developed a process to fabricate tiny mask fibers, ranging from five to 30 millimeters in length, and then added them to cement concrete to strengthen it and to prevent its cracking.

From Computer to Benchtop: Wsu Researchers Find Clues to New Mechanisms for Coronaviruses Infections

A group of bat viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 can also infect human cells but uses a different and unknown entryway.

Researchers Find a New Way to Measure Flying Baseballs

As the Major League Baseball season gets underway, a burning question for many fans of the third most popular sport in the United States is how many home runs they will see this season.

Researchers Provide First Step Toward Optimal Biofuels Production

A long-overlooked first step in developing sustainable aviation fuels is to begin with the right configuration of molecular ingredients.

WSU-Designed, Nano-Engineered Sealer Leads to More Durable Concrete

Comparison of a concrete sample coated with nano-modified sealer (left) versus untreated concrete (right)

3D Printing for Materials Innovation

Researchers, led by Professor Amit Badyopadhyay, center, have led efforts to use 3D printing for designing alloys. Photo pre-2020.

Researchers Uncover Basics of Common Industrial Catalytic Processes

The images compare experimental (left) and simulated (right) reaction intermediate in the formation of a benzene-like compound with single bonds.

Modeling Study Sheds Light on How Bark Beetle Infestations Affect Wildfires

A recent modeling study shows that bark beetle outbreaks in forests won’t necessarily cause bigger and more damaging wildfires — at least not for awhile.

Novel Air Filter Captures Wide Variety of Pollutants

An air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as toxic chemicals like formaldehyde that current air filters can’t.

Baby Kangaroo Fecal Microbes Could Reduce Methane from Cows

Baby kangaroo feces might help provide an unlikely solution to the environmental problem of cow-produced methane. A microbial culture developed from the kangaroo feces inhibited methane production in a cow stomach simulator in a Washington State University study.

New Way Found to Turn #7 Plastic into Valuable Products

A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste.

Hydrogen Production Method Opens Up Clean Fuel Possibilities

A new energy-efficient way to produce hydrogen gas from ethanol and water has the potential to make clean hydrogen fuel a more viable alternative for gasoline to power cars.

Disposable Masks Could Be Used to Make More Durable Concrete

With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a cement mixture to create stronger, more durable concrete.

Lifetime of research helps with a lifeline for Ukraine

Many researchers can spend a lifetime presenting their work at professional conferences, publishing in scientific journals, or lecturing students in their classrooms.