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Stronger tape engineered through the art of cutting

Michael Bartlett’s team at Virginia Tech has adapted kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting paper, into a method for increasing the adhesive bond of ordinary tape by 60 times.

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Bartlett lab tests strong adhesive bond with a brick drop

Michael Bartlett's lab has created a way to dramatically enhance the adhesive strength of tapes by making cuts inspired by kirigami. In this demonstration, they drop a brick on two different…

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Virginia Tech hosts its first STEM and College Fair in Alexandria, Virginia

On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Virginia Tech hosted its first Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and College Fair in collaboration with Alfred Street Baptist Church at George…

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Barbara Leshyn Centerpiece Tutorial

Barbara Leshyn teaches floral design in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

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Virginia's Noxious Weeds

Virginia's Noxious Weeds by Dr. Michael Flessnerfor PSEW 2020

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Virginia Tech welcomes TechGirls for 12-day camp

TechGirls is an international exchange program designed to inspire and empower high school girls from the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia in STEM. The 60+ girls visited Virginia Tech to…

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Hispanic College Institute empowering students in 2019

Over 130 rising juniors and seniors came to the campus of Virginia Tech, to take part in college preparatory activities and attend STEM related workshops. The yearly program is presented by the…

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Virginia Tech hosts pre-college program for JROTC students

JROTC STEM Leadership Academy is a weeklong residential camp for high school students who have previously participated in the Army 4th Brigade JROTC program in their high school. The main purpose and…

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