
Researchers seek ways to extract rare earth minerals from coal
Virginia Tech researchers are working with partners in a $1 million pilot project to recover rare earth elements from coal.

Virginia Tech researchers are working with partners in a $1 million pilot project to recover rare earth elements from coal.

Virginia basketball fans could learn from … Virginia baseball fans. (We’re pretty much one and the same.)

Registration is open for Virginia Military Institute’s 27th annual Environment Virginia Symposium, which will feature a talk by Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

The most important item in Room 106 at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine is a box of tissues.

Scientists have recorded the sound of two black holes colliding, a blockbuster moment in the science community that proves Albert Einstein’s century-old theory of relativity.

Paul Marek can now add “Spider Man” to his list of professional titles. The Virginia Tech assistant professor of entomology has had an actual spider named after him.

A clinical research study at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech might help other dogs with similar heart conditions.

Aquatic life can suffer when high concentrations of dissolved salts enter freshwater ecosystems, a process known as salinization.

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine uses the multiple mini interview, MMI for short, method of assessing an applicant’s potential.

A Virginia Tech scientist has found a way to not only track viral hijackers, but also potentially stop them from replicating.
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