Research
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.
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.
