Vehicle stop study illuminates importance of officer's first words
Eugenia Rho believes in the importance of first impressions, especially during vehicle stops.
Social Sciences
May 29, 2023
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Researchers study the crowdsourced investigation of Jan. 6, 2021
How has online sleuthing successfully replaced wanted posters?
Social Sciences
May 3, 2023
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Study: Sinking ground in parts of Chesapeake Bay area will worsen flooding from rising sea levels and storm surges
New research by Virginia Tech scientists shows that sections of the Chesapeake Bay are sinking at rates of nearly a quarter an inch—or 7 millimeters—a year. Further, up-to-date knowledge of where the ground in the Chesapeake ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2023
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Comparing ice and water in the quenching of heat in metal
Associate Professor Jonathan Boreyko leads a team at Virginia Tech that has built a strong portfolio of work with ice and water, exploring the possibilities for de-icing planes, building novel water harvesting devices, and ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 14, 2023
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Critical observations reveal sinking coasts
It's been said that a rug can really tie a room together. In a similar fashion, Manoochehr Shirzaei and his research team are hoping that weaving together millions of data points into terrain-covering, digital maps can help ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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Training dogs to sniff out eggs of the dangerous spotted lanternfly
From New York to North Carolina and as far west as Illinois, the invasive spotted lanternfly is causing chaos in many states where agricultural and forestry industries are essential to the economy. It has been estimated that ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2023
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Researchers clear the way for well-rounded view of cellular defects
Amrinder Nain is an associate professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering, but he doesn't build cars or robots. The mechanics he champions are the tiny building blocks of life and how they behave and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2023
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How women-led nations succeeded during pandemic
It took a pandemic to bring positive attention to women's political leadership worldwide.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2023
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Geoscientists shed a light on life's evolution 800 million years ago
Is nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team of Virginia Tech geoscientists have unearthed evidence that may indicate yes.
Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2023
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Tart, sour, or sweet? Researchers create hard cider lexicon for accurate, shared descriptions
Citrus, caramelized sugar, vinegary, puckering, sour, and solvent. These are just a handful of the 33 terms that researchers in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences found after conducting a sensory descriptive ...
Other
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