Unlocking the ‘chain of worms’
Scientists share single-cell atlas for the highly regenerative worm, Pristina leidyi.
Arpita Bose named Fulbright Scholar
The associate professor of biology will travel to Belgium to continue her work on the green potential of purple bacteria.
Movement of crops, animals played key role in domestication
Archaeologist Xinyi Liu’s field work on the Tibetan Plateau, inner Mongolia and regions across Central Asia has contributed to a better understanding of the globalization of food in deep antiquity and its biological and social consequences.
Transforming wood waste for sustainable manufacturing
Foston takes detailed look at lignin disassembly on path to replace petroleum with renewables
With NASA support, device for future lunar mission being developed at WashU
Scientists at WashU are developing a prototype for an instrument for a future Moon mission with support from a nearly $3 million grant from NASA.
Efficient lithium-air battery under development to speed electrification of transit
Xianglin Li leads team with $1.5 million from ARPA-E for next-generation, high-energy battery
Preserving our planet
The new Center for the Environment serves as a hub for cross-disciplinary collaboration, which is crucial to solving complex environmental problems.
Gateway STEM students visit campus for Kolbert Q&A
Climate Across Curriculum connects Gateway STEM students to WashU experts and resources. Recently, a cohort of 40 high school students met and had a Q&A session with Elizabeth Kolbert.
Water quality monitor, locust-inspired electronic nose under development
Two teams of engineers led by WashU faculty will work toward developing products to monitor drinking water quality and to detect explosives with an electronic nose with one-year grants from the National Science Foundation.
The ties that bind
The soils in many iconic Australian landscapes are colored red by an abundant mineral known as goethite. This mineral tends to lock away trace metals over time, according to WashU research.