Research
Tapping into innovation: reinvesting patent royalties
In an effort to move more technology out of the laboratories and into the marketplace, Missouri University of Science and Technology is reinvesting its earnings from patents into research projects that hold promise for commercialization.
Read More »Testing for ‘the right stuff’ at S&T
A student at Missouri University of Science and Technology has devised a tool for early detection of “leader derailment” – that is the tendency for certain individuals on leadership career paths to suddenly and unexpectedly suffer professional failure.
Read More »Bettis receives NASA graduate fellowship
Benjamin Bettis, a doctoral student in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been awarded a 2010 NASA Aeronautics Graduate Fellowship.
Read More »Civil engineering students look for faster ways to repair roads damaged by improvised explosive devices
It’s tough to keep supply routes open in Afghanistan and Iraq when people are intent on exploding improvised explosive devices on the roads.
Read More »Bridge expert from S&T does post-earthquake reconnaissance in Chile
Dr. Genda Chen, professor of civil engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was part of a seven-member Transportation Infrastructure Reconnaissance Team that traveled to Chile earlier this month to document the performance of bridges, tunnels and retaining walls in the wake of February’s Chilean earthquake.
Read More »Researcher honored by St. Louis Academy of Science
Dr. Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will be honored later this month by the Academy of Science of St. Louis for his efforts to develop new ways to intelligently control power grids.
S&T students to share research results with state lawmakers
On April 29, 11 undergraduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Jefferson City, Mo., to share research results with state lawmakers. Among the topics to be discussed are the behavior of bridge piers during earthquakes, the conversion of wet biomaterials to fuel, and methods to fix supply roads in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Read More »A blue gem for greener fuel
Sapphire, a brilliant blue gemstone most familiar in jewelry, may soon play an important part in making coal a cleaner fuel source.
S&T professor, grad to discuss organized crime at Vegas conference
Organized crime and Las Vegas have a long, complex history that is well-known. But the extent of the mob’s actual involvement in the conception and development of the city is debatable.
Robot provides 3-D images of dangerous locations
Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures, thanks to a joint project between Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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