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https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/aka-boys-with-nets-300x198.jpg 300w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/aka-boys-with-nets.jpg 1212w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a></div> </article> <article class="wsu-article wsu-style--index"> <div class="wsu-article__inner-wrapper"> <header class="wsu-article__header"> <h2> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2024/11/19/new-ion-speed-record-holds-potential-for-faster-battery-charging-biosensing/"> New ion speed record holds potential for faster battery charging, biosensing </a> </h2> <div class="wsu-meta-date"> <time>November 19, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="wsu-article__caption"> <p>A WSU-led research team has discovered a way to make ions move more than ten times faster in mixed organic ion-electronic conductors, which could lead to a host of new advances.</p> </div> <footer class="wsu-article__footer"> <address class="wsu-meta-byline"> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__text"> By </span> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__name"> <span>Sara Zaske, WSU News & Media Relations</span> </span> </address> <div class="wsu-meta-categories"> Categories: <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/news-releases/" rel="category tag">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/science-technology/" rel="category tag">Science & Technology</a></div> </footer> </div> <div class="wsu-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2024/11/19/new-ion-speed-record-holds-potential-for-faster-battery-charging-biosensing/" > <img width="1024" height="676" src="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/Advanced-Materials-Cover-Submssion-2024_Insider-1024x676.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="a computer illustration showing ions represented as small read spheres travelling on a separate highway from electron charged molecules represented by larger pale blue ovals" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/Advanced-Materials-Cover-Submssion-2024_Insider-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/Advanced-Materials-Cover-Submssion-2024_Insider-300x198.jpg 300w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/Advanced-Materials-Cover-Submssion-2024_Insider.jpg 1212w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a></div> </article> <article class="wsu-article wsu-style--index"> <div class="wsu-article__inner-wrapper"> <header class="wsu-article__header"> <h2> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/news/2024/11/15/wsu-part-of-consortium-exploring-biology-in-space/"> WSU part of consortium exploring biology in space </a> </h2> <div class="wsu-meta-date"> <time>November 15, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="wsu-article__caption"> <p>Researchers will play a pivotal role in a newly established consortium dedicated to better understanding biological responses to conditions found beyond Earth’s orbit.</p> </div> <footer class="wsu-article__footer"> <address class="wsu-meta-byline"> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__text"> By </span> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__name"> <span>RJ Wolcott, WSU News & Media Relations</span> </span> </address> <div class="wsu-meta-categories"> Categories: <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/science-technology/" rel="category tag">Science & Technology</a></div> <div class="wsu-meta-tags"> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/tag/biology/" rel="tag">biology</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/tag/government-relations/" rel="tag">government relations</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/tag/michael-wolcott/" rel="tag">Michael Wolcott</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/tag/nasa/" rel="tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/tag/patty-murray/" rel="tag">Patty Murray</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/tag/research-2/" rel="tag">research</a>, <a 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method can spot potential disease faster, better than humans </a> </h2> <div class="wsu-meta-date"> <time>November 14, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="wsu-article__caption"> <p>A “deep learning” artificial intelligence model developed at WSU can identify signs of disease in images of animal and human tissue much faster, and often more accurately, than people.</p> </div> <footer class="wsu-article__footer"> <address class="wsu-meta-byline"> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__text"> By </span> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__name"> <span>Sara Zaske, WSU News & Media Relations</span> </span> </address> <div class="wsu-meta-categories"> Categories: <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/news-releases/" rel="category tag">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/science-technology/" rel="category tag">Science & Technology</a></div> </footer> </div> <div class="wsu-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2024/11/14/ai-method-can-spot-potential-disease-faster-better-than-humans/" > <img width="1024" height="676" src="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/testis-tubule-atrophy-1024x676.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="A microscopic view of testis tubule atrophy." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/testis-tubule-atrophy-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/testis-tubule-atrophy-300x198.jpg 300w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/testis-tubule-atrophy.jpg 1212w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a></div> </article> <article class="wsu-article wsu-style--index"> <div class="wsu-article__inner-wrapper"> <header class="wsu-article__header"> <h2> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/news/2024/11/12/fulbright-student-contributes-to-sustainable-aviation-fuel-research/"> Fulbright student contributes to sustainable aviation fuel research </a> </h2> <div class="wsu-meta-date"> <time>November 12, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="wsu-article__caption"> <p>Budi Harahap’s research developing a process to make aviation fuel from wet organic waste could provide a more sustainable alternative to conventional manufacturing methods.</p> </div> <footer class="wsu-article__footer"> <address class="wsu-meta-byline"> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__text"> By </span> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__name"> <span>Tom Holm, International Programs</span> </span> </address> <div class="wsu-meta-categories"> Categories: <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/science-technology/" rel="category tag">Science & Technology</a></div> </footer> </div> <div class="wsu-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/news/2024/11/12/fulbright-student-contributes-to-sustainable-aviation-fuel-research/" > <img width="1024" height="676" 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class="attachment-large size-large" alt="A laptop, desktop computer, and computerized sensors on a table." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/monowar1-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/monowar1-300x198.jpg 300w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/monowar1.jpg 1212w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a></div> </article> <article class="wsu-article wsu-style--index"> <div class="wsu-article__inner-wrapper"> <header class="wsu-article__header"> <h2> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/news/2024/11/06/wsu-tri-cities-institute-for-northwest-energy-futures-convenes-inaugural-energy-summit/"> WSU Tri-Cities Institute for Northwest Energy Futures convenes inaugural Energy Summit </a> </h2> <div class="wsu-meta-date"> <time>November 6, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="wsu-article__caption"> <p>The inaugural WSU Energy Summit held on the Tri‑Cities campus last month included representatives from nearly all of the 26 energy-related entities within the WSU system.</p> </div> <footer class="wsu-article__footer"> <address class="wsu-meta-byline"> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__text"> By </span> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__name"> <span>Carmine Hanks, WSU Tri-Cities Institute for Northwest Energy Futures</span> </span> </address> <div class="wsu-meta-categories"> Categories: <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/campus-community/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/science-technology/" rel="category tag">Science & Technology</a></div> </footer> </div> <div class="wsu-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/news/2024/11/06/wsu-tri-cities-institute-for-northwest-energy-futures-convenes-inaugural-energy-summit/" > <img width="1024" height="676" src="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/energysummit-1024x676.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Participants at WSU's inaugural Energy Summit work together at a table." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/energysummit-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/energysummit-300x198.jpg 300w, https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/energysummit.jpg 1212w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a></div> </article> <article class="wsu-article wsu-style--index"> <div class="wsu-article__inner-wrapper"> <header class="wsu-article__header"> <h2> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2024/11/06/washington-coast-avian-flu-outbreak-devastated-caspian-terns-jumped-to-seals/"> Washington coast avian flu outbreak devastated Caspian terns, jumped to seals </a> </h2> <div class="wsu-meta-date"> <time>November 6, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="wsu-article__caption"> <p>A study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from the 2023 H5N1 outbreak. The event has raised concerns about the already declining Pacific-coast population. </p> </div> <footer class="wsu-article__footer"> <address class="wsu-meta-byline"> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__text"> By </span> <span class="wsu-meta-byline__name"> <span>Sara Zaske, WSU News & Media Relations</span> </span> </address> <div class="wsu-meta-categories"> Categories: <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/news-releases/" rel="category tag">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a>, <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/category/science-technology/" rel="category tag">Science & Technology</a></div> </footer> </div> <div class="wsu-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2024/11/06/washington-coast-avian-flu-outbreak-devastated-caspian-terns-jumped-to-seals/" > <img width="1024" height="676" src="https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/news/uploads/sites/2797/2024/11/DFW-employee-on-Rat-Island-1024x676.jpg" 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