Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, appear to come from the distant universe, but none of聽these enigmatic events聽has revealed more than the slimmest details about how and where it formed, until now.
A team of astronomers, including a West Virginia University professor, has uncovered the most detailed record ever of a Fast Radio Burst, or FRB, brief yet brilliant eruptions of cosmic radio waves that have baffled astronomers since they were first reported nearly a decade ago. The results of their research are published in the journal Nature.
Researchers at West Virginia University studied drilling wastes produced at two research wells near Morgantown and found they are well below federal guidelines for radioactive or hazardous waste.
The world鈥檚 forests constitute the most varied and diverse terrestrial ecosystems on the planet. A new study coordinated and co-authored by West Virginia University researchers says that conserving these diverse forests not only retains a species-rich environment, but also maintains the forests鈥 output and services for future generations.
Hydrogen. Atomic number 1. It is the simplest and lightest element on the periodic table, but don鈥檛 be fooled by its humble appearance. With just a single proton and a single electron, it is the most abundant element in the universe and has fueled star formation for the past 13 billion years. Now scientists 鈥 including an astrophysicist from West Virginia University 鈥 have mapped the key ingredient鈥檚 distribution across the Milky Way, revealing details about our galaxy that have never been seen before.
West Virginia University astronomers are helping to find the celestial bread crumbs that will help lead scientists to answers about a mysterious phenomenon.
Thanks to West Virginia University Teaching Assistant Professor Pete Gall, the problem of pilot integration when airlines merge may be coming to an end for the world鈥檚 largest airline group.
West Virginia University researcher is uncovering critical information about tiny organisms under our feet, which although small, can have a huge impact on the environment.
WVU has received $1.25 million from DOE鈥檚 Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, known as ARPA-E. The award will be used to develop technologies for converting electrical energy from renewable resources into energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels 鈥 that is, fuels that do not increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.