Research
Researchers work to make future smart grid safe and secure
Researchers working on a future power grid for the nation envision a network similar to the Internet. Under this scenario, users and utility companies interact to share and swap energy from distributed systems, much like computer users tap into the web to transfer files.
In 1990s, S&T researchers studied secrets of Titanic steel
Eighty-five years after the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, a faculty member at Missouri University of Science and Technology answered one of maritime sleuths’ burning questions about the disaster: Was the steel used to build the ship at fault?
Read More »S&T scientists make discoveries about the ways oceans form
Scientists at Missouri University of Science and Technology have discovered magnetic stripes in Ethiopia that could indicate the coming formation of a new ocean basin in the next two million years or so. The findings are reported in the March issue of the journal Geology.
Read More »Students help create income for Kenyans, others
Students from Missouri University of Science and Technology are working to help bring jobs to impoverished rural Kenyans. And they need help here to make it happen there.
Read More »Building the ‘bridge to the future’
With 17 percent of Missouri’s bridges deficient and not enough resources available to repair and rebuild them, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are more determined than ever to develop innovative and inexpensive materials that can replace these relic structures.
Eye-tracking studies: first impressions form quickly on the web
When viewing a website, it takes users less than two-tenths of a second to form a first impression, according to recent eye-tracking research conducted at Missouri University of Science and Technology. But it takes a little longer – about 2.6 seconds – for a user’s eyes to land on that area of a website that most influences their first impression.
Researchers to study drinking water in rural communities
Dr. Honglan Shi, an assistant research professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is participating in an EPA study of drinking water in some of Missouri’s rural communities.
Read More »From elves to angels: Researcher studies Christianization process in Scandinavia
During medieval times, the spread of Christianity was one of the most significant developments in Europe. From 400-1400 AD, societies slowly went from believing in giants and magic to being mostly Christian.
Read More »Assessing the cost of interruptions for the military
Interruptions are a way of life, and unless we’re trying to read email on our smart phones while driving, they’re typically not life-threatening.
Read More »Student team’s glucose sensor uses DNA instead of chemicals
People with diabetes may one day have a less expensive resource for monitoring their blood glucose levels, if research by a group of Missouri University of Science and Technology students becomes reality.
