Washington State University, Author Profile

Getting Mac and Cheese to Mars

September 26, 2019

In a recent paper, researchers demonstrated they could keep ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese safe and edible with select...

Searching for the Characteristics of Award-Winning Wine

September 20, 2019

Researchers' analysis shows large wine challenges tend to favor wines with high ethanol and sugar levels

Researchers Grow Citrus Disease Bacteria in the Lab

September 12, 2019

Being able to grow the elusive and poorly understood bacterium will make it easier for researchers to find treatments for the...

Uncovering Indoor Pollution Hazards

June 7, 2019

Researchers have found surprisingly high levels of pollutants, including formaldehyde and possibly mercury, in carefully moni...

Genetic Analysis of Cannabis Is Here

May 30, 2019

Researchers are learning how to tease out genetic differences between cannabis strains

An Electric Tongue Can Handle More Spicy Foods Than You Can

May 10, 2019

An electronic tongue, or e-tongue, is more effective and accurate in taste-testing fiery foods than sensitive human taste bud...

Researchers Develop Viable, Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Styrofoam

May 10, 2019

The foam is mostly made from nanocrystals of cellulose, the most abundant plant material on earth

Sensor Can Detect Spoiled Milk before Opening

May 7, 2019

The sensor consists of chemically coated nanoparticles that react to the gas produced by milk and the bacterial growth that i...

Keeping the Taste, Reducing the Salt

April 12, 2019

Researchers looked at salt blends that use less sodium chloride and include other salts

Researchers Reverse Engineer Way Pine Trees Produce Green Chemicals Worth Billions

December 13, 2018

Tree defense mechanism can also be a "green factory"

WSU Researchers Develop Sugar-Powered Sensor to Detect, Prevent Disease

September 28, 2018

Cell runs on glucose from body fluids

WSU Spokane Researchers Develop Potential Drugs to Help Curb Smoking

August 31, 2018

Drug would block breakdown of nicotine, reducing urge to smoke

Cancer-Fighting Drugs Also Help Plants Fight Disease

August 15, 2018

The discovery could help scientists develop new pathways for plants to battle infection

WSU Researchers Use Coal Waste to Create Sustainable Concrete

July 13, 2018

New coal concrete reduces energy demand and greenhouse emissions

Researchers See Human Immune Response in the Fruit Fly

June 20, 2018

Researchers have seen how both humans and fruit flies deploy a protein that plays a critical role in their immune responses t...