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Article ItemCategory: research Helmet Lab updates its rating system for football and bicycle helmets , article
Safety improvements to helmets led the lab to update its STAR rating system to ensure it is differentiating the most high-performing helmets.
Date: Jul 17, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Real estate company reaches new heights in drone use with Virginia Tech , article
CoStar Group Inc. recently passed the Federal Aviation Administration-approved means of compliance developed by the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership for drone operations over people. This will allow the company to use uncrewed aerial systems to capture some of its most accurate images to date.
Date: Jul 07, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Future engineers take flight at Imagination Drone Camp , video
Campers gain experience in flying different types of drones, building their own drone, and a flying competition. Imagination is a camp hosted by a partnership between College of Engineering, the Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Wing, and Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP).
Date: Jul 07, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: impact Four things to remember as you celebrate the Fourth of July , article
From fireworks to food preparation, Virginia Tech experts offer practical advice for enjoying this week’s holiday.
Date: Jul 01, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: impact Virginia Tech expert recommends a 'designated driver' for fireworks safety , article
Stefan Duma, University Distinguished Professor and the Harry C. Wyatt Professor of Engineering, offers tips for avoiding fireworks-related injuries this Fourth of July, including advice for not drinking and detonating.
Date: Jun 30, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research First management system for drone traffic soars , article
The Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership worked with government agencies and industry to operationalize uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management for the first time in the U.S.
Date: Jun 30, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Future takes flight with new advanced air mobility program , article
The Virginia Advanced Air Mobility Smart Airspace Program is a university-led initiative to research and develop low level routing and instrument flight procedures for the departure and arrival of advanced air mobility aircraft. This includes the use of vertiports, ultra short access points, and other community-friendly infrastructure.
Date: Jun 24, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics , article
Electronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Two Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to change the game.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense , article
Supported by a $5 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense and led by the Virginia Tech National Security Institute and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, the Counter UAS Research and Testing Center will include an unparalleled ecosystem of drone research.
Date: May 21, 2025 - -
General ItemCategory: research Survey: Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science five-year review
All Virginia Tech faculty and staff are invited to complete a brief survey to share perceptions of the institute. The survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete.
Date: May 02, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Digital twins and virtual reality transform utility workforce training , article
Virginia Tech researchers are leading the way for the future of workforce development by combining virtual reality with digital twin technology to create safe, immersive, and effective training.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Updated equestrian helmet ratings system adds racing and high-speed events , article
Building on previous research, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab released an updated set of equestrian ratings that considers impact scenarios where the horse and rider are moving with horizontal velocity, which typically occurs in racing and cross-country events.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Bacteria’s mysterious viruses can fan flames of antibiotic damage, according to new model , article
Virginia Tech biologists developed a mouse model that allows researchers to eliminate and revive bacteria-eating virus communities without affecting the gut bacteria. Using the model, researchers discovered that the viruses can exacerbate collateral damage from antibiotics.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech Helmet Lab updates their ratings for equestrian helmets , video
The rating system update stems from recommendations by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) to test for more impacts that include a wider range of equestrian events.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: academics Mary Kasarda honored with emerita status , article
A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 27 years, Kasarda made significant research contributions in the fields of rotor dynamics, active magnetic bearings, vibration control, high-speed turbomachinery, smart buildings, structural health monitoring, and engineering education.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Pamela VandeVord named as research and scholarship director at Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science , article
VandeVord will further the institute's interdisciplinary work by forging partnerships across disciplinary boundaries and ultimately enhancing research opportunities.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Researchers discover large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga , article
Frank Aylward and Maria Paula Erazo Garcia discovered the largest virus ever recorded with a latent infection cycle in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardti. Their findings were published in Science.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Giant virus discovery expands knowledge of viral latency , video
Researchers in the Aylward lab have discovered a dormant virus in a model green alga and were able to reactivate it and get it to produce variants. This expands the known limits of a giant virus’s ability to lay dormant within the genome without being discovered for so long, and this may have greater implications for our understanding of viruses.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: impact Virginia Tech researchers advance drone use for media group , article
Media broadcast group breaks ground by becoming the first media group to meet an FAA- approved means of compliance developed by Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership’s (MAAP’s) for drone operations over people.
Date: Apr 02, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Tombo Jones talks about drone regulation, detection, and mitigation , article
Jones explained the various regulations surrounding drone operations, the challenges of identifying drones in the sky, and the importance of safety measures. He also shared his insights into counter UAS strategies, including detection and mitigation techniques, and its implications for national security, as well as how Virginia Tech is helping advance both.
Date: Mar 17, 2025 -
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