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Category: research Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics , articleElectronics 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 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense , articleSupported 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 - -
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Category: research Digital twins and virtual reality transform utility workforce training , articleVirginia 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 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Updated equestrian helmet ratings system adds racing and high-speed events , articleBuilding 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 - -
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Category: research Bacteria’s mysterious viruses can fan flames of antibiotic damage, according to new model , articleVirginia 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 - -
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Category: academics Mary Kasarda honored with emerita status , articleA 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 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Pamela VandeVord named as research and scholarship director at Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science , articleVandeVord will further the institute's interdisciplinary work by forging partnerships across disciplinary boundaries and ultimately enhancing research opportunities.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Researchers discover large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga , articleFrank 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 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech researchers advance drone use for media group , articleMedia 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 - -
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Tombo Jones talks about drone regulation, detection, and mitigation , articleJones 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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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Researchers receive $2.17 million grant to study noninvasive treatment for traumatic brain injury symptoms , articleFunding from the National Institutes of Health will allow the team to investigate how a technique called cranial osteopathic manual manipulation might affect brain fluid motion and help balance the autonomic nervous system.
Date: Mar 14, 2025 - -
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Category: culture Faculty club pop-up events spark connection and collaboration , articleTeaching and research faculty are creating a sense of community at a series of Faculty Affairs-planned events that facilitate "intellectual socializing."
Date: Feb 05, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Revolutionary lubricant prevents friction at high temperatures , articleThrough a multi-university collaboration, researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered a new, solid lubricating mechanism that can reduce friction in machinery at extremely high temperatures, well beyond the breakdown temperature of traditional solid lubricant such as graphite.
Date: Jan 31, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction New International Research Experiences Program will send students to Austria , articleThrough a National Science Foundation-funded program, undergraduate students will study ice nucleation research with College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professor David Schmale.
Date: Jan 08, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Research to counter drones is crucial as the technologies evolve says Virginia Tech drone expert , articleUnmanned aerial systems (UAS) sightings over New Jersey and other states are bringing questions about the potential risks posed by drones—and the technologies to counter them—to the forefront. Tombo Jones is the director of Virginia Tech’s Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), one of only seven FAA-designated UAS test sites. Jones, his team, and Virginia Tech’s National Security Institute are leading the charge in addressing critical threats posed by the rise of commercial-off-the-shelf UAS and systems manufactured by foreign adversaries.
Date: Dec 17, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction National security leaders tour Virginia Tech talent and technology , articleU.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines visited Virginia Tech’s National Security Institute to collect faculty insights on cutting-edge research and visit with students already working in these spaces.
Date: Dec 12, 2024 -
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