S. Richard Turner, a research fellow at Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, Tenn., has been named director of the Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech will present solutions to two major challenges to high-performance computing--efficient storage and energy use--at the Supercomputing 07 (SC|07) Conference Nov. 12-15 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.

Virginia Tech has reported research expenditures of $321.7 million to the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 2006 (year ending June 30, 2006), which is an 11 percent increase over 2005.

The Office of the Vice President for Research announces that 13 research proposals and four capital renovation projects have received ASPIRES awards to help launch faculty members' research enterprises.

Research at Virginia Tech that impacts everyday life will be featured May 16-22 on the Science Coalition's <a href="http://www.sciencecoalition.org">website</a>, a comprehensive resource for information on federally funded ...

Higher education institutions in the New River Valley are collaborating to bring 21st century network access to the region. Radford University, New River Community College (NRCC), and Virginia Tech have jointly created a ...

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties (VTIP) Inc. will show off inventions from Virginia Tech faculty members, students, and partners at the Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase Nov. 14 at the McLean Hilton in Tysons Corner, Va.

Software that will save data centers millions of dollars in energy costs has won the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) first annual Intellectual Property to Market (IP2M) competition. The patent-pending ...

Virginia Tech has created a "Deans' Energy Task Force" to foster energy scholarship, learning, and outreach. Brad Fenwick, vice president of research, announced the creation of the task force. "Virginia Tech has many ...

When 50 million people in the United States lost power for 30 hours in mid August 2003, it was an "ah ha" moment, resulting in increased support for research. That investment is beginning to pay off.