Category: Discoveries

We take many things for granted in life: the sun rises in the east, Mississippi has sweltering summers, and our preferred food brands will offer the same experience every time we consume them. Those first two reliably occur without intervention, but the last—the consistency consumers...

Mother Nature makes for a fickle research partner, but scientists at Mississippi State University are no longer beholden to the whims of weather when it comes to testing the limits of uncrewed aviation systems, commonly known as UAS. A new indoor set-up at the university’s...

What happens in the heavens matters on Earth. That’s the message of two MSU faculty—historian Alexandra Hui and astrophysicist Angelle Tanner. From humans observing the movements of celestial bodies to hurling manmade objects into and beyond the exosphere, space events—and the science behind them—have been...

On a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean, at a table in the ship’s piano bar, Michael Nadorff found himself furiously writing an emergency grant proposal for the Mississippi Department of Health. Not everyone would take a break from their vacation to seek...

When Amirtaha Taebi joined Mississippi State’s biomedical engineering faculty in 2021, he also joined the fight against the world’s leading cause of death—cardiovascular disease.

When Kennedy Keyes arrived at Mississippi State in fall 2022, her knowledge of student opportunities in research was limited. However, within a few months, she was knee-deep in an MSU Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems study meant to improve accessibility in virtual reality applications.

For every aging adult, there comes a time when routine physical tasks become a challenge. For some adults, it’s a walk up the steps that now requires a handrail. For others, it’s time spent tending a garden that now requires days for the knees to...

When it comes to meat consumption in the United States, chicken rules the roost. Last year, the average American consumed more than 100 pounds of chicken meat—more than twice the amount per capita compared to 40 years ago. Improved breeding and processing techniques—and, consequently, lower...

A donation from Nissan North America has provided access to drivers’ education to many clients of the T.K. Martin Center. Outfitted with modern amenities and assistive technology, the donated 2021 Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicle will bolster the T.K. Martin Center’s ability to help those...

Mississippi State makes driving accessible to those with physical disabilities Like a rite of passage, most Mississippians head to their local highway patrol station at 16 years old to obtain a driver’s license. That piece of plastic—earned after demonstrating proficiency behind the wheel—opens the doors...