Researchers Discover New Uses for Beer Waste

Researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered new uses for the waste byproducts of beer brewing, including food proteins and biofuels.

Natalie Keepers, Charged in 13-Year-Old Nicole Lovell’s Murder, Says Virginia Tech Counselor Ended Her Therapy

Natalie Keepers, one of two Virginia Tech students charged in the murder of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell, says a counselor at her college ended her therapy in December. A longtime target of bullying, Natalie Keepers thought of suicide in middle school.…

Natalie Keepers: Second Virginia Tech Student Arrested in Death of 13-Year-Old Nicole Lovell

Natalie Keepers, a 19-year-old Virginia Tech student, is the second person arrested this weekend in the murder of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell. #BREAKING: Police: 19yo Natalie Keepers held on 1 felony count of improper disposal of a dead body @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/3PZHcnetgW…

Hokie Stone Helmets Receive a lot of Criticism

Boise State has their blue turf. Oregon is known for their unique, if sometimes wacky, uniforms. And now the Virginia Tech Hokies will be known for being the first college football team to sport stone helmets: Those helmets give new…

This Robot Jellyfish Will One Day Patrol Our Oceans

Scientists have a fascination with taking animals, turning them into robots and making them far more terrifying. DARPA has been doing this for years, and Virginia Tech is joining the movement: Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a…

Virginia Tech Gets A 3D Printer Vending Machine

Futurists often depict a world where anything and everything can be immediately obtained from easy to use machines. It’s as simple as a machine beaming in particles and rearranging them into a physical object that one can interact with. It…

Robotic Jellyfish Swims With ‘Smart Material’ Bell

A robotic jellyfish dubbed “Robojelly” was created by a team of researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas and Virginia Tech. The robot runs on hydrogen, and so might theoretically run forever in an underwater environment. The study, which…

Virginia Tech Verdict Gives Peace To Families Of Slain

A verdict reached by a jury yesterday in a wrongful death case against Virginia Tech has awarded two victims’ families four million dollars each, but the money is not what matters, say the parents. Jurors sided with the Peterson and…

Online Publication Learns Lesson About Off-Handed Video Game Comments

The recent Virginia Tech shooting, where a campus police officer was shot and killed after conducting a traffic stop, has once again turned the nation’s attention to Blacksburg, Virginia. The police officer, Deriek Crouse, was murdered by Ross Truett Ashley…