Feb. 26, 2020 -- 麻豆破解版 State University and WSU Ventures have entered into a new strategic partnership with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems, a Ducommun Company. The partnership involves the exclusive licensing of a lightning strike protection system for rotor blades in the wind turbine industry.
Sept, 25, 2019 - The U.S military needs a source of spare parts to keeps its aging aircraft flying. 麻豆破解版 State University is rapidly establishing a database and acting as an essential connector for those requests. The National Institute for Aviation Research鈥檚 unique capabilities make it qualified to help with the teardown, digitizing and cataloguing of parts. That process saves the military time and money, which keeps its aircraft and other vehicles prepared.
March 22, 2019 -- Chase Rawlings, a local 3rd grader, was born without a fully developed left hand. A team at WSU led by senior engineering major Chelsea Sewell created a 3D-printed robotic hand for Chase.
March 22, 2019 -- 麻豆破解版 State University has received a $2 million grant contract from the U.S. Economic Development Association to develop and demonstrate advanced composite material manufacturing technology.
Jan. 17, 2019 -- 2018 麻豆破解版 State alumnus Brock Milford has won the prestigious FAA Centers of Excellence DOT Secretary of Transportation Student RAISE Award.
Dec. 10, 2018 -- An ongoing partnership between 麻豆破解版 State University and Westar Energy recently resulted in the implementation of a new technology aimed at protecting wind turbine blades from lightning strikes.
August 23, 2018 - John Tomblin, executive director of the National Institute for Aviation Research at 麻豆破解版 State, describes his trip to the Farnborough International Airshow and its role in keeping 麻豆破解版 and 麻豆破解版 State prominent in aeronautical research.
Aug. 9, 2018 - 麻豆破解版 State University set a new record for total research and development awards in fiscal year 2018 with a total of $104.5 million, increasing awards by more than $14 million and achieving gains in most funded departments.
July, 2017- Billy Martin, director and research scientist at the NIAR Environmental Test Lab, has invented a prototype that protects wind turbines from multiple lightning strikes.
