Research
Nature’s expert witnesses: plants tell of environmental pollution
The poet William Blake once wrote that we could “see a world in a grain of sand.” Today, environmental engineers are seeing the world beneath the surface through a greener part of nature: the trunks and branches of trees.
Grad student is pumping, cleaning contaminated water at Rolla site
For decades, it was routine for dry-cleaning operations to pour chemicals down the drain. Unfortunately, some of those chemicals ended up contaminating groundwater.
Read More »S&T researchers get grant to study formation of ocean basins
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have been awarded $873,880 by the National Science Foundation to study how continental rifts create ocean basins.
Read More »Cotton candy-like fibers repair wounds
Hard-to-heal open wounds may have met their match in the form of a cottony glass material developed at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
New research aims to improve natural gas production
Natural gas is an abundant energy resource for the United States, but much of it remains trapped in shale or tight-sand formations. Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology hope to develop a way to extract that gas by studying the energy source at the molecular level.
Read More »Researchers use trees to detect contaminants and health threats
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a method to detect the presence of soil and groundwater contamination without turning a shovel or touching the water.
Grad students recognized for research
Thirty-two graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology recently presented research findings on campus as part the first annual Chancellor’s Fellows Research Poster Presentation. Chancellor’s Fellows are a select group of students who are on scholarship at Missouri S&T for academic excellence.
Read More »S&T research aims to make proteins ‘behave badly’
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are trying to get proteins to create the sticky plaque often associated with neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and even Mad Cow. If successful, the study would better equip researchers to prevent or find a cure for these diseases.
New camera makes seeing the “invisible” possible
The science similar to the type used in airport body scanners could soon be used to detect everything from defects in aerospace vehicles or concrete bridges to skin cancer, thanks to researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
S&T students to share research results with lawmakers
On March 3, 31 undergraduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Jefferson City, Mo., to share research results with state lawmakers.
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