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Virginia Tech Announces 2013 Football Helmet Ratings; One More Added to the 5 Star Mark
The newly redesigned Xenith X2 joined the Riddell 360, Rawlings Quantum Plus, and Riddell Revolution Speed as the only helmets with a 5 star rating awarded by the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™.
5/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Forgotten Foe May Trouble Human Health in Africa
Virginia Tech researchers have identified leptospirosis as a significant health threat in Botswana. The world’s most common disease transmitted to humans by animals, according to the World Health Organization,...
5/13/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Turning Alzheimer’s Fuzzy Signals Into High Definition
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists discover that cholinesterase inhibitors allow signals to enter the brain with less background noise. And the drugs work in the sensory cortices, not the more sophisticated processing regions.
5/7/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Researchers Find That Some ‘Green’ Hot Water Systems Fail to Deliver on Promises
Two researchers affiliated with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have published a paper which reports that hot water recirculating systems touted as “green,” actually use both more energy and water than their standard counterparts. The...
5/1/2013 3:30 PM EDT
Virginia Tech Carilion Scientists Image Nanoparticles in Action
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have invented a technique for imaging nanoparticle dynamics with atomic resolution as these dynamics occur in a liquid environment.
4/25/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Humans Pass Antibiotic Resistance to Animals in Protected Africa
Virginia Tech researchers working in Botswana discovered that humans are passing antibiotic resistance to wildlife, especially in protected areas where numbers of humans are limited.
4/25/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Research Uses Mirrors to Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive
Concentrating solar power technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight to produce heat, which can then be used to produce electricity, according to Ranga Pitchumani, Virginia Tech professor of mechanical engineering and director of...
4/15/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Researchers Sound Alarm on the Role Fatigue Plays in Crashes
A 100-car naturalistic driving study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has shown that fatigue is a cause of 20 percent of crashes, rather than the 2 or 3 percent previously estimated based on surveys, simulator studies, and...
4/15/2013 8:00 AM EDT
Virginia Tech Historian Carefully Watching Papal Election
As the world awaits white smoke from the Sistine Chapel roof -- the signal that a new pope has been elected -- Virginia Tech historian Frederic Baumgartner speculates about what will happen next.
2/18/2013 7:00 AM EST
#Expert Available on How to Help #Children Cope with Traumatic Events Like #Newtown
12/17/2012 4:00 PM EST
Virginia Tech Poli-Scientists Can Sort Out #Election Trends, Results
11/2/2012 4:00 PM EDT
#Frankenstorm to Cause Atypical Surges, Flooding: #VTresearch
10/29/2012 9:00 AM EDT
Coastal Ecologist Available to Discuss Hurricane Damage, Recovery
Coastal Ecologist Jim Fraser is available to provide a scientifically informed response to how to manage damage at the North Carolina Outer Banks following Hurricane Irene.
9/2/2011 11:35 AM EDT
Addiction Researcher Optimistic About New Smoking Warnings
"The FDA's images bring future consequences into the moment the smoker is making the choice to buy cigarettes," said a leading addiction researcher.
6/23/2011 9:00 AM EDT
Virginia Tech Meteorologist Comments on Tornado Outbreak
Wednesday's storm system had all the ingredients and the trigger -- all seen days in advance.
4/28/2011 3:00 PM EDT
How Much Worse Could California's 'Station' Fire Be?
Wildfire expert Shep Zedaker talks about fire conditions, and the difference a few weeks would make for the Station fire.
9/3/2009 2:40 PM EDT
