Welcome to the Beatles: Virginia Tech students publish fresh perspectives on the Fab Four
18 Virginia Tech history students recently collaborated on writing and editing a book on the iconic rock band, the Beatles. Available now online as an eBook and for purchase through Amazon, “Welcome to the Beatles” brings fresh perspectives on...
27-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT
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World's First Passive Anti-Frosting Surface Fights Ice with Ice
From delayed flights to power outages, ice buildup can cost consumers and companies billions of dollars every year in lost efficiency and mechanical breakdown. New research from Virginia Tech hopes to change that.
14-Sep-2018 3:20 PM EDT
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Researchers Identify a Potential Strategy in Fight Against Brain Cancer
Scientists with the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute say a gene involved in the body’s sleep cycle is a potential target for therapies to help patients with a deadly form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma.
This discovery, to be...
10-Sep-2018 8:45 AM EDT
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The heart: Digital or analog?
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart — a discovery that potentially can lead to new insight into medical...
26-Aug-2018 3:05 PM EDT
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Climate Change Sea Level Rises Could Increase Risk for More Devastating Tsunamis Worldwide
As sea levels rise due to climate change, so do the global hazards and potential devastating damages from tsunamis, according to a new study by a partnership that included Virginia Tech.
15-Aug-2018 12:25 PM EDT
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Mere Expectation of Checking Work Email After Hours Harms Health of Workers and Families
Employer expectations of work email monitoring during nonwork hours are detrimental to the health and well-being of not only employees but their family members as well.
7-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Rethinking ketchup packets: New approach to slippery packaging aims to cut food waste
The study, which has yielded a provisional patent, establishes a method for wicking chemically compatible vegetable oils into the surfaces of common extruded plastics.
2-Aug-2018 2:30 PM EDT
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VTCRI Wins Award to Develop Test for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Working with Industry Partners, University of Virginia
Scientists at two of Virginia’s largest universities, working with clinicians from the two major health systems and a growing Virginia-based biotechnology company, have teamed up to address an important medical challenge — how do you accurately...
16-May-2018 9:15 AM EDT
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Cyber Defense Expert Reverse Engineers “the Big Hack” and Says I Would Have Done It That Way, in Fact He Even Suggested It in 2010
17-Oct-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Virginia Senate campaign less vicious than expected, according to Virginia Tech political expert
16-Oct-2018 3:05 PM EDT
World’s Longest Nonstop Commercial Flight Lands Today; Engineer Expects Technological Breakthrough Will Make Even Longer Flights Available
12-Oct-2018 5:05 AM EDT
Virginia Tech coastal experts available as Michael makes Florida landfall
10-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Mental Health Awareness Week: Neuroscience expert points to alternative treatments for depression and anxiety
8-Oct-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Fall color forecast looks promising in the Blue Ridge, according to Virginia Tech’s John Seiler
3-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Aftermath Analysis: Climate change sea-level rises could increase risk for more devastating tsunamis worldwide, according to Virginia Tech expert
2-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT
New credit legislation to improve consumer financial protection, Virginia Tech expert says
New legislation which takes effect September 21, 2018 will allow consumers to freeze their credit at no cost. From a financial perspective, there’s no reason not to do this, according to Virginia Tech's Travis Mountain.
17-Sep-2018 1:00 PM EDT
