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3 Questions: Teaching Computational Maker Skills Through Gaming

With FabO, PhD student Dishita Turakhia wants to empower students to learn digital fabrication by making video game objects and characters come alive.

When Did the First Covid-19 Case Arise? a New Analysis Suggests Much Earlier Than Thought

Using methods from conservation science, a new analysis suggests that the first case of COVID-19 arose between early October and mid-November, 2019 in China, with the most likely date of origin being November 17.

Designing Zeolites, Porous Materials Made To Trap Molecules

MIT engineers are controlling pore openings for maximum molecule capture.

World’s Lakes Losing Oxygen Rapidly as the Planet Warms

Oxygen levels in the world’s temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly —faster than in the oceans— a trend that is driven largely by climate change, which threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality.

Astronomers Find A “Cataclysmic” Pair Of Stars With The Shortest Orbit Yet

The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.

Studying Floods To Better Predict Their Dangers

A fourth-generation civil engineer, graduate student Katerina Boukin researches the growing yet misunderstood threat of pluvial flooding, including flash floods.

Comparison with Canada Highlights Poor Access to U.s. Methadone Treatment

People living in the United States must travel significantly farther to access methadone treatment for opioid addiction than Canadians, suggests a new study led by Washington State University researchers.

A Faster Way To Preserve Privacy Online

New research enables users to search for information without revealing their queries, based on a method that is 30 times faster than comparable prior techniques.

Small Differences in Mom’s Behavior May Show Up in Child’s Epigenome

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response.

WSU Researcher Studies Trauma of Police Killings on Black Students

It feels personal. The Black college students interviewed by Betty Wilson racially identified with unarmed Black victims of highly publicized police killings. In them, they saw their relatives, their friends — and themselves.

CBD Shows Promise for Reducing Cigarette Smoking

Cannabidiol or CBD, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, inhibits the metabolism of nicotine, new research has found, meaning it could help tobacco users curb the urge for that next cigarette.

Youth Cannabis Vaping Highest in Medical Marijuana States

More U.S. high school seniors reported vaping cannabis in states where it is legal only for medical purposes than states where all adult use is permitted – a study finding that surprised the researchers.

An Automated Way To Assemble Thousands Of Objects

A new algorithm for automatic assembly of products is accurate, efficient, and generalizable to a wide range of complex real-world assemblies.

Researchers Working to Ensure Drug Safety in Underrepresented Populations

Washington State University scientists are helping to develop safer drug dosing standards for children and other populations that are underrepresented in clinical drug trials, such as pregnant women, older adults taking multiple medications, and people from certain ethnic groups.

Paper-Thin Solar Cell Can Turn Any Surface Into A Power Source

Researchers develop a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly added to any surface.

Study Indicates Likely Cause of Common Birth Defect

An alarming increase in the occurrence of the most common genital malformation in male babies, hypospadias, is likely due to environmental factors, such as toxicant exposure, which alter epigenetic programming in a forming penis.

Arsenic-Contaminated Water Associated with Antibiotic Resistance in Children

A new study found a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in water and child stool samples taken from rural areas of Bangladesh with high arsenic contamination levels in drinking water compared to areas with less contamination.

Understanding Air Pollution From Space

Arlene Fiore uses satellite data paired with ground observations to refine our understanding of ozone smog and interactions with meteorology and climate.

Twin Study Links Exercise to Beneficial Epigenetic Changes

Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave, a new study of twins indicates.

Chemotherapy Could Increase Disease Susceptibility in Future Generations

A common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, Washington State University-led research indicates.