Research

Grad student is pumping, cleaning contaminated water at Rolla site

Posted by on May 24, 2011

For decades, it was routine for dry-cleaning operations to pour chemicals down the drain. Unfortunately, some of those chemicals ended up contaminating groundwater.

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S&T researchers get grant to study formation of ocean basins

Posted by on May 16, 2011

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.

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Cotton candy-like fibers repair wounds

Posted by on May 4, 2011

DelbertDay-Web-sm.jpgHard-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.

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New research aims to improve natural gas production

Posted by on April 26, 2011

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.

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Researchers use trees to detect contaminants and health threats

Posted by on April 25, 2011

Burken-tree-sampling-port-web.jpgResearchers 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.

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Grad students recognized for research

Posted by on March 22, 2011

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.

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S&T research aims to make proteins ‘behave badly’

Posted by on March 14, 2011

sticky plaque researchResearchers 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.

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New camera makes seeing the “invisible” possible

Posted by on March 2, 2011

Reza Zoughi cameraThe 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.

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S&T students to share research results with lawmakers

Posted by on February 18, 2011

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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‘Pollution’ may be key ingredient in concrete mixtures, says S&T researcher

Posted by on January 26, 2011

Jeffery Volz fly ashA researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading a study to increase the amount of fly ash used in concrete. If successful, the effort could divert millions of tons of the waste product away from ponds and landfills and reduce CO2 emissions.

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