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More Of YouAs 3D printing comes of age, researchers turn to 4D printing, and the possibility of building replacement organs from patients’ own stem cells. |
The (Other) Eternal CityAcross the walls and ceiling of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee meeting room, a professor finds the narrative of a “new Rome on the Potomac” and the artist’s elusive source of inspiration. |
The Border BallFor more than a century, a U.S. border town and its Mexican counterpart have thrown a festival marking George Washington’s birthday. Professor Elaie Peña went home to understand why, and what it says about people and dividing lines. |
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‘An Ever-Tightening Gordian Knot’A new report finds the fate of spent nuclear fuel in the U.S. hopelessly tangled and calls for a radical “reset.” |
GW Shines at Innovation ShowcaseAt the eMerge Americas conference, a student’s drug-detecting cocktail napkin tops a startup competition, and faculty and administrators discuss the future of innovation. |
A Glass From the PastA professor is working to classify the condition of historical glass, starting with 19th-century flutes. |
Waste NotNew businesses addressing food surplus, throwaway corporate gifts and plastic trash in landfills topped GW’s annual New Venture Competition. |
From the Vice President for Research
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In medicine, different imaging techniques reveal different things. Fusing those images—CT scans, MRIs, X-rays—into a single, perfectly squared visual, perhaps before a surgery, could offer a much more complete picture. That’s what biomedical engineering professor Murray Loew was working on about a decade ago when he happened to mention his research in conversation with a scientist from the National Gallery of Art. Continue reading Dr. Miller's letter. Robert H. Miller |