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Psychology

Long-distance friendships can positively influence community-based conversation

Pranjal Malewar

Friendships from afar may offer unexpected benefits for environmental conservation.

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Technology

New ion speed record breakthrough promises faster battery charging

Ashwini Sakharkar

A speed record has been broken using nanoscience.

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AI & Machine Learning

A new AI model can identify diseases faster and more accurately

Jay Kakade

A group of engineers and biologists at Washington State University have developed an artificial intelligence system capable of recognizing signs of disease from images...

A WSU-led experimental study showed that women were more inclined to purchase wine that had labels with feminine gender cues like the one on the left. A feminine label also influenced their expectation that they would like the wine better.
Social Science

Women are more inclined to purchase wine with feminine labels

Ashwini Sakharkar

Winemakers may want to pay as much attention to what's on the bottle as what's in it.

AIEnhanced 3D Printing
Technology

AI can allow researchers to more efficiently use 3D printing

Amit Malewar

Self-improving AI method increases 3D-printing efficiency.

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Education & Business

Recognizing same-sex marriage attracts skilled workers

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Marriage equality benefits countries economically. Washington State University researchers found that European countries recognizing same-sex marriages kept more highly skilled workers from moving to...

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Environment

Several air contaminants are linked to children’s asthma symptoms

Pranjal Malewar

It’s not just one pollutant that can be linked to asthma outcomes.

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Environment

Polar bears unlikely to adapt to longer summers

Pranjal Malewar

More time stranded on land means greater risk of starvation for polar bears.

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Neuroscience

Cannabis triggers hunger neurons in the brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Cannabis sativa activates hunger neurons in the mediobasal hypothalamus.

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Health

Revolutionizing surgery: Implant kills bacteria, promotes healing

Pranjal Malewar

An antibacterial surgical implant with high efficacy.

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Health

Machines efficiently generate cells for cancer treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Centrifugal bioreactor speeds up CD8 T cell expansion for cancer immunotherapy.

Image showing Ticks used in research are shown in the lab of Jason Park, an assistant research professor in WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Health

Discovery of a protein with potential to prevent tick-borne diseases

Dr. Prajakta Banik

AteA: A vital effector for tick infection by Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

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Environment

Bright light in big cities is linked to smaller eyes in birds

Pranjal Malewar

The findings have implications for conservation efforts amid the rapid decline of bird populations.

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Plants

A plant gene required for root hair growth found in grasses

Pranjal Malewar

Plant cell types: Unlocking the mystery of root hair development.

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Environment

Stormwater Biofiltration increases coho salmon hatchling survival

Vidya Nagalwade

Bioretention filtration prevents acute mortality and reduces chronic toxicity for early-life stage coho salmon.

A 60-square-foot chamber inside a shipping container can test passive systems that use wind towers along with water evaporation instead of electricity to cool spaces.
Technology

Novel chamber created to find carbon-free ways to keep people cool

Ashwini Sakharkar

It could help researchers and builders find better ways to keep people cool in extreme temperatures.

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Science

The first bees evolved on an ancient supercontinent

Pranjal Malewar

A new best estimate for when and where bees first evolved.

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Chemistry

The new catalyst reduces methane pollution in millions of engines

Vidya Nagalwade

Researchers show method to remove greenhouse gas from natural gas engine exhaust.

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Plants

Plants can sense when something touches them and stops

Pranjal Malewar

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go.

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Science

A highly effective non-hormonal male contraceptive

Amit Malewar

The study identifies this gene for the first time as being expressed only in testicular tissue.

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Invention

Liquid nitrogen spray could clean up stubborn moon dust

Pranjal Malewar

It can remove almost all of the simulated moon dust from a space suit.

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Health

Parasite common in cats causes abortion in bighorn sheep

Pranjal Malewar

There is no treatment for the parasite.

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Science

Scientists discovered something unexpected about Platinum

Pranjal Malewar

Platinum really is forever.

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Space

Martian rock-metal composite demonstrates the possibility of 3D printing on Mars

Amit Malewar

A little Martian dust appears to go a long way.

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Space

When and where medium-sized black holes could form?

Amit Malewar

Astronomers identified the possible location of medium‑sized black holes.

An atom laser
Science

New technique to see matter-wave caustics

Pranjal Malewar

Atom laser creates reflective patterns similar to light.

Human-made hexagonal diamonds are stiffer than the common cubic diamonds
Science

Human-made hexagonal diamonds are stiffer than the common cubic diamonds

Amit Malewar

Scientists created hexagonal diamonds large enough to measure their stiffness using sound waves.

New sodium-ion battery for large-scale energy storage
Technology

New sodium-ion battery for large-scale energy storage

Ashwini Sakharkar

Lithium-ion batteries are composed of materials such as cobalt and lithium, which are rare and expensive. With the growing demand for electricity storage, these...

We are drinking lots of plastics
Science

We are drinking lots of plastics

Amit Malewar

The widespread use and release of plastics in nature have raised global concerns about their impact on public health and the environment. The extensive...

Organic molecules discovered on Mars might be consistent with early life on Mars
Space

Organic molecules discovered on Mars might be consistent with early life on Mars

Amit Malewar

The recent discovery of various classes of organic matter in Martian sediments by the Curiosity rover seems to suggest that indigenous organic compounds exist...

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