Lab teaches students to debunk false information
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Virginia Tech sophomore Evan Allen knows his way around Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, an online forum where millions of users gather to talk about the stock market.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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Inside COVID-19 vaccinations at Augusta Health
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Isaac Izzillo, the director of COVID vaccination and education at Augusta Medical Group, takes us inside the effort to get the Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta community protected against COVID-19.
Computer science professor’s software helps investigate John Wilkes Booth mystery
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When the History Channel needed an expert to help weigh in on the theory that John Wilkes Booth may have survived beyond 1865, they called on the expertise of Virginia Tech computer science associate professor Kurt Luther.
A trans-Atlantic journey: How microbes and dust travel from Africa to the Americas
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Each year, over 180 million tons of dust are swept up from the Sahara Desert, blown across the western edge of Africa, wisped across the Atlantic Ocean, and deposited throughout the Americas. These are called dust plumes, and they carry more than just sand.
Collaboration with U.S. Air Force helps restore, protect endangered salamander
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In April of this year, young salamanders emerged from two northwestern Florida wetlands where they hadn’t been seen in over a decade. Their presence is the result of a long-term collaborative recovery effort between Virginia Tech and Eglin Air Force Base.
Discovery could lead to more potent garlic, boosting flavor and bad breath
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For centuries, people around the world have used garlic as a spice, natural remedy, and pest deterrent – but they didn’t know how powerful or pungent the heads of garlic were until they tasted them.
Integrated pest management practices bring more than $12 billion to the developing world
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The implementation of integrated pest management strategies is improving livelihoods and bringing billions of dollars in economic benefits to developing nations.
Field laboratory investigates development of new energy resources in Central Appalachia
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While the Central Appalachian region is known for such hydrocarbon resources as coal, it also hosts unconventional gas resources, such as coalbed methane, shale gas, and other tight gas formations.
Antineutrino detectors could aid nuclear nonproliferation
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Patrick Huber, a professor at Virginia Tech, has co-authored an article that describes the potential uses and limitations of antineutrino detectors for nuclear security applications related to reactor, spent fuel, and explosion monitoring.
Assurance in artificial intelligence becomes focus of Commonwealth Cyber Initiative workshop
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Artificial intelligence is spreading through our homes and infrastructure, powering systems that can adapt to external input.
