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Enter the exosome: WVU researcher studies how cancer and immune cells communicate
Cells can’t text each other the way we can, but they can still communicate. One way they send each other messages is through exosomes—tiny, spherical “packages” of information they emit.
It’s electric: WVU breaks new ground in developing transportable, carbon-neutral energy source
Electricity is something we rarely think about -- we expect it to be there, flowing hundreds of feet over our heads, powering every facet of our daily lives.
WVU researchers tackle rising health care costs with artificial intelligence
Researchers at West Virginia University are using artificial intelligence to counter soaring costs of health care and deliver more efficient and accurate diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases.
WVU awarded $5 million to continue rare earth project, build acid mine drainage treatment facility
TheWest Virginia Water Research InstituteatWest Virginia Universityhas been awarded $5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to scale up its successful Rare Earth Recovery Project, which will include building a facility at a new acid mine drainage treatment plant near Mount Storm.
Exploring the brain in a new way: WVU researcher records neurons to understand cognition
Where is Waldo? Whether we’re searching for Waldo or our keys in a room of clutter, we tap into a part of the frontal region of the brain when performing visual, goal-related tasks. Some of us do it well, whereas for others it’s a bit challenging.
WVU engineer aims to improve profitability and flexibility of coal-fired power plants using AI
OneWest Virginia Universitychemical engineer is tapping into artificial intelligence to prolong the lives of power plant boilers.
There’s no beauty premium in college football: Aggressive features = higher pay for coaches, say WVU researchers
Football was never intended to be a beauty pageant, and this study byWest Virginia University researchers backs it up.
Hand in glove: WVU researchers test safety measures for coal industry
While researchers atWest Virginia Universitywere testing coal miners’ safety gloves to help reduce lost-time accidents, they went a step further.Eduardo Sosa, a research associate professor inmechanical and aerospace engineeringin theBenjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, and Marta Moure, a post-doctoral fellow from Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, reduced the need for future physical testing of the gloves through computer simulations.