Virginia Tech researchers have discovered a clever new way to detect an invasive pest — by letting ants lead the way.

An interdisciplinary George Mason University research team is breaking new ground in using artificial intelligence to support victims of interpersonal violence. Led by Kat Scafide and Janusz Wojtusiak of the College of Public Health and David Lattanzi of the College of Engineering and Computing, the Evidence-based AI Software for Injury Detection (EAS-ID) project has successfully completed Phase 1: development of a working prototype of a mobile app designed to accurately capture and document bruises. 

WASHINGTON D. C. — Two U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) engineers received the prestigious Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award on June 25 during a live-streamed ceremony broadcast from Naval Research and Development Establishment sites of the award recipients. At NRL, the ceremony was displayed on a large screen in an auditorium, where more than 100 NRL employees gathered to view the event in person.

Navigating through tunnels or underground parking structures is a notorious blind spot for GPS-based systems. 

With a $797,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, Rost will explore controlling the disorder in a relatively new class of materials called high-entropy ceramics.

Reporters are invited to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the AI and robotics tech featured at the AI for Good Global Summit 2025 (ITU/United Nations).