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Article Item$10 million grant to foster new sustainable biomass research , article
Professor Chad Bolding will focus on the utilization of forest residues — secondary materials such as branches and treetops left behind after traditional forest products are transported to mills.
Date: Sep 15, 2020 -
Article ItemChemistry’s Feng Lin Lab is splitting water molecules for a renewable energy future , article
Water may seem basic as a molecule made up of just three atoms, but the process of splitting it is quite difficult. But Lin’s lab has done so. Even moving one electron from a stable atom can be energy-intensive, but this reaction requires the transfer of four to oxidize oxygen to produce oxygen gas.
Date: Sep 03, 2020 -
Article ItemBuilding construction program partners with organization to highlight energy literacy, human-centric design , article
To facilitate student interest and education in human-centric construction, the Myers-Lawson School of Construction collaborates with Community Housing Partners, a local organization that welcomes and provides classes for Virginia Tech students to learn about sustainable and affordable housing.
Date: Aug 13, 2020 -
Article ItemField laboratory investigates development of new energy resources in Central Appalachia , article
The deep-well exploration project aims to characterize and explore deep natural gas resources in Central Appalachia that have the potential to positively impact communities and economies hit hard by downturn in coal.
Date: Apr 28, 2020 -
Article ItemPhysics professor among researchers detailing how antineutrino detectors could aid nuclear nonproliferation , article
Patrick Huber, a professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Physics, has co-authored an article that describes the potential uses and limitations of antineutrino detectors for nuclear security applications related to reactor, spent fuel, and explosion monitoring.
Date: Mar 19, 2020 -
Article ItemTwo fundamental research projects aim to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on climate , article
Cheng Chen, an assistant professor of mining and minerals engineering in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, is working on new ways to reduce the impacts of global climate change through carbon sequestration, the capacity to store carbon dioxide in underground geologic formations.
Date: Feb 26, 2020 -
Article ItemChen-Ching Liu named to the National Academy of Engineering , article
Under Liu’s leadership, the Power and Energy Center’s researchers are creating advanced technologies for their envisioned power grid of the future, the Cyber Grid, and training the next generation of power engineers in a time of unprecedented transformation for the industry.
Date: Feb 10, 2020 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech awarded Nuclear Regulatory Commission Integrated University Program grants , article
The nuclear engineering program in Virginia Tech’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded two grants totaling $850,000 for faculty development and graduate student fellowships.
Date: Jan 08, 2020 -
Article ItemMultidisciplinary project aims to make mining more efficient, safer , article
Virginia Tech researchers are leading a team in a three-year, $900,000 project to improve the efficiency of dust scrubbers in underground mining operations, one aspect of many that impacts effective mining operation that industry constantly seeks to improve.
Date: Dec 11, 2019 -
Article ItemStudy has wide-reaching impact on safe storage of nuclear energy waste , article
A fundamental study into underground permeability can help society harness nuclear energy as a safe, stable, and secure energy source.
Date: Oct 09, 2019 -
Article ItemGrant helps Virginia Tech scientists find new ways to use secondary logging materials , article
The study, in collaboration with Auburn University, West Virginia University, and the University of Maine, will examine the collection of branches, tops, and other residue materials to determine how to make them an economically viable resource.
Date: Jul 10, 2019 -
Article ItemHybrid Electric Vehicle Team places second in first year of EcoCAR Mobility Challenge , article
The team will receive a 2019 Chevy Blazer in August 2019, which they will modify to incorporate their designs from year one.
Date: Jun 25, 2019 -
Article ItemWind Turbine Team soars to a second-place finish at Collegiate Wind Competition , article
Committed to a future that utilizes wind energy as a reliable and clean energy source, students intertwine coursework with hands-on learning.
Date: Jun 06, 2019 -
Article ItemJumping drops get boost from gravity , article
Researchers from Virginia Tech are seeking the best way to shed moisture from condensers to increase the efficiency of a variety of items including power plants or anything that requires heat exchange.
Date: May 24, 2019 -
Article ItemPhysics’ Ed Barnes to develop mathematical models for research into exotic topological materials , article
Barnes will use a National Science Foundation CAREER grant to create mathematical models that will help scientists better understand how electrical currents flow in special compounds that possess a property known as topology.
Date: Apr 19, 2019 -
Article ItemRayne Zheng receives Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award , article
Zheng, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, has received the award to study rational design and additive manufacturing of 3D piezoelectrics with arbitrary anisotropy for maritime self-sensing structures.
Date: Feb 28, 2019 -
Article ItemMechanical engineers develop process to 3D print piezoelectric materials , article
New printing technique and materials could be used to develop intelligent materials and self-adaptive infrastructures and transducers.
Date: Jan 21, 2019 -
Article ItemChemistry professor's research shocking the battery field , article
Chemistry professor Feng Lin is working on developing better-performing and safer batteries. Lin’s work covers the gamut of chemistry and materials science battery research, looking at micro-scale and basic science aspects, as well as macro-scale and applied science.
Date: Oct 30, 2018 -
Article ItemHybrid Electric Vehicle Team powers way to fourth place , article
Virginia Tech's Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team placed fourth overall in the EcoCAR 3 competition's fourth and final year - after turning a stock Chevy Camaro into a fuel sipping hybrid.
Date: Jun 13, 2018 -
Article ItemAmanda Morris’ chemistry lab mimicking how plants energize in bid to create clean, sustainable energy , article
Morris and her student researchers are trying to mimic the ways plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide to storable food.
Date: Jun 01, 2018
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