Science

Their winning design in the category of “Advancement in Protective Equipment,” involves a new way of manufacturing material built from liquid-crystal elastomers that lend themselves well to being used as helmet padding.

University of Wyoming researchers' recent discovery of the western glacier stonefly in Grand Teton National Park may keep it off the endangered species list.

The material has been shown to cool whatever it sits on by as much as 10-15 degrees Celsius. Additionally, Tan believes that just 10-20 square meters of this material on a rooftop could effectively cool a single-family house during the summer.

2016 PAWS test results released by the Wyoming Department of Education Thursday show Wyoming students are making the grade.

Woodrow Gamboa and Qingfeng Li will have a chance to meet student scientists from around the world and could win prizes up to $75,000.