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Researchers one step closer to bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts

Researchers showed how they were able to hijack a locust’s olfactory system to both detect and discriminate between different explosive scents — another step in the direction toward bomb-sniffing locusts.

08.12.2020

Zhang, team work to keep cyberphysical systems secure, predictable

Ning Zhang is part of a multi-institutional team working to improve security and reliability of cyberphysical systems, such as delivery drones and self-driving cars

09.21.2020

Research from the lab of Peng Bai found that by expanding channels, you can delay and even avoid the formation of dendrites, which can lead to a battery shorting out. The precise relationship can be expressed in terms of a single number, which indicates whether a battery is in danger of shorting, and if so, when. This image is of an expanding channel, which results in a safer battery. The channel widens from about 90 μm to about 180 μm. (Image courtesy of Bai lab)

Solving a current mystery

Researchers found when it comes to dendrite formation, a negative number yields positive results

09.18.2020

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Illustrations by William Fehr. Photos by Whitney Curtis

Our mission: To explore

From designing a flame that produces less soot to measuring harmful particles in the atmosphere, McKelvey Engineering is playing a critical role in NASA's research and development.

07.20.2020

Front row, from left to right: Valeria Pinedo Chipana, Landon Tafoya, Dylan Zubata and John Campoverde. Back row, from left to right: Michael Pichardo, Madison Larkin and Victor Kalil. Photos by Whitney Curtis

Understanding Latinx diversity and building a community

With more than 80,000 Latinx undergraduate students studying engineering in the United States, McKelvey Engineering and SHPE asked: What can we do to recruit more Latinx students to WashU?

07.20.2020

McKelvey Engineering alumni pitch in to COVID-19 effort

McKelvey School of Engineering alumni are doing their part to help out during the COVID-19 pandemic, both as part of their work and on their own time. Here are a few we learned about.

07.20.2020

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