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Article ItemCategory: research Five scholars receive Fulbright Awards to confront urgent global challenges , article
From building a stronger STEM pipeline to advancing cancer research, the scholars will collaborate with international partners on education, environmental stewardship, cybersecurity, and public health solutions.
Date: Aug 19, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Multimillion-dollar award from U.S. Army to fund advanced manufacturing research , article
Associate Professor Hang Yu is leading a team investigating how solid-state manufacturing approaches can help create and repair metal in wartime and beyond.
Date: Aug 15, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: academics From running to research: Engineering student interns at Adidas , article
Combining a mechanical engineering major with a biomedical engineering minor, senior John Linehan used a six-month stint with Adidas in Germany to explore the biomechanics of athletic shoes.
Date: Aug 15, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Researchers mimic a mystery of nature to make ice move on its own , article
Inspired by the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, the research team in Jonathan Boreyko's lab built a metal surface for the fastest ice on earth — and it could be a future energy solution.
Date: Aug 15, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: academics Michael Bartlett named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow , article
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2020, Bartlett is considered an emerging leader in his field of soft materials and bio-inspired engineering.
Date: Aug 08, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Stronger tape engineered through the art of cutting , article
Michael Bartlett’s team at Virginia Tech has adapted kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting paper, into a method for increasing the adhesive bond of ordinary tape by 60 times. Their work was published in Nature Materials.
Date: Aug 08, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Michael Bartlett, Steve Rowson named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors , article
The award recognizes Bartlett and Rowson as rising leaders in their fields with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization and for producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.
Date: Aug 08, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research New research on octopus-inspired technology successfully maneuvers underwater objects , article
Associate Professor Michael Bartlett leads a team that created an octopus-inspired adhesive for strong attachment and rapid release in challenging underwater conditions.
Date: Aug 08, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: news directly from around campus Virginia Tech team creates new method of flexing on electronics , article
Researchers devised a new method for creating soft, flexible electric connections across and through circuit layers, paving the way for advanced soft robotics, wearable devices, and more.
Date: Aug 08, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics , article
Electronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Two Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to change the game.
Date: Aug 08, 2025 -
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