Research

Virtual combat training

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Jim Hannah

It’s a world within a world.

Inside that world, enemy snipers rain their fire down on U.S. soldiers as they patrol the streets of some strange and faraway urban war zone. Continue reading →

Wright State-led consortium wins multimillion-dollar Air Force human-performance contracts

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Jim Hannah

Air Force contracts of up to $6.4 million for research designed to improve human performance in dealing with terrorist threats, combat fatigue and other defense issues have been awarded to Wright State University and a regional consortium of companies. Continue reading →

Predicting premature births

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Jim Hannah

Wright State student is researching premature birth patterns and factors

When Rose Hedger went into labor more than three months before her due date, she feared the worst. Less than a year earlier, she had lost her baby after premature delivery of the child at only 20 weeks. Continue reading →

Meaner, greener fuel injection project

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Wright State Media Team

Researchers at Wright State University are working on a direct fuel injection project for gasoline engines that burns fuel more efficiently. Continue reading →

Reading the face of terrorism

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Jim Hannah

A terrorist makes his way through airport security, blending in easily with thousands of passengers. But stress, fear and anger cause him to purse his lips and furrow his brow—uncontrollable microexpressions that occur in milliseconds. High-tech cameras capture the facial … Continue reading →

Wright State research studies how blind can feel fabric to experience works of art

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Wright State Media Team

Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" in Barker code.

A Wright State University doctoral student is documenting how fabric allows the blind to experience works of art by feeling textures, and the preliminary findings are encouraging. Stephanie Auld, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student, has spent nearly two years analyzing … Continue reading →

Wright State proposes brain-injury study to NFL

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Jim Hannah

The National Football League may soon be reviewing a proposal from Wright State University designed to better understand injuries from violent helmet blows during games and practices. A rash of scary collisions in recent NFL games prompted the league to … Continue reading →

Scanning for skeletons: Anti-terror technology?

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Jim Hannah

The idea was born when a Wright State University scientist went online as his young daughters were preparing to go trick-or-treating and discovered that convicted sex offenders were living in his neighborhood. What if there was a way to positively … Continue reading →