Research
50 years later, S&T historian finds out what happened in Vegas
“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” may be the city’s motto, but as Dr. Larry Gragg can testify, discovering what happened years ago in Las Vegas just takes some digging.
Read More »S&T students build hybrid go-kart
While General Motors recently came out with its Chevrolet Volt, four electrical engineering students at Missouri University of Science and Technology just completed their own vehicle, a hybrid go-kart.
Read More »Midwest Energy Policy Conference features Missouri S&T researchers
Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology are among the presenters at the Fifth Midwest Energy Policy Conference, which is being held this Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1-2, at the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
Read More »Alternative jet fuels cut particulate matter emissions
Conventional jet fuel mixed with alternative fuels has been shown to cut particulate matter emissions from a plane’s engine by nearly 40 percent, according to a recent study by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »S&T researcher takes on Fight Club
The first rule of Fight Club, according to Dr. Olivia Burgess, is that we are driven by our own personal utopian ideas, regardless if they end up creating dystopia.
Read More »‘Thinking machines’ will run future power grids
Plans to develop the “smart” grid – a system that uses intelligent computer networks to manage electric power – cannot succeed without the creation of new “thinking machines” that can learn and adapt to new situations, from power outages along the grid to fluctuations in the power supply. So says Dr. Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, a power engineering expert at Missouri University of Science and Technology, in an article published Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.
Rolla students collect water samples
Sixty-three students from Rolla High School recently collected local water samples from ponds, streams and faucets as part of a project to analyze water in conjunction with representatives from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Rolla researchers predict they can cut cooling costs by 40 percent
A research team from Missouri University of Science and Technology has been awarded $15,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop “smart” ventilation systems that could result in a 40 percent reduction in the cost of cooling your house.
Read More »New biography addresses JFK’s doubts, tactics, legacy
As president in the early 1960s, John F. Kennedy’s challenges ranged from racial segregation and civil rights, to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the “space race.” In a new book titled simply, John F. Kennedy, A Biography, Dr. Michael E. Meagher and Dr. Larry D. Gragg investigate choices made by the all-too-human Kennedy during his brief tenure as president.
Read More »So much potential water energy, so close to home
Dr. Rajiv Mishra thinks the ancient past and the modern present are converging in some ways. “In the past,” Mishra says, “we have prayed to the sun god, to the wind god and to the water god. Now we are back to that point.”
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