Environmental Solutions

A WashU research team spent 45 days traveling to different wildfire locations in the western United States where they sampled gaseous smoke and aerosol species and analyzed their chemical and optical properties.

To improve detection and monitoring, Rajan Chakrabarty and colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis have created a capacitive biosensor capable of continuously detecting H5N1 in the air.

Our lives are surprisingly dependent upon this extremely light and unreactive gas, yet supplies of it are remarkably fragile.

Dr. Diana Parra Perez is an Assistant Professor at WashU’s Prevention Research Center, from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

After one of the longest avian flu outbreaks in recent history, researchers at Washington University have created a microwave-sized biosensor that can detect bird flu in dairy farms from a single breath.

New study finds the amount of stretching determines the fibers’ properties.

Engineers at Washington University have built a sensor that can detect the presence of bird flu particles within minutes.

Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.

The sesame seed-sized arachnid causes serious problems in domestic animals and livestock, officials said.

A new technology is pushing the boundaries of farming by using electricity to grow crops without photosynthesis