Research

New sensors capable of measuring damage to infrastructure

Posted by on January 5, 2009

Dr. Genda Chen, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was recently awarded a patent for “Strain Sensitive Coax Cable Sensors for Monitoring Structures.”

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S&T receives EPA grants for solar research

Posted by on December 30, 2008

Missouri University of Science and Technology was recently awarded two $10,000 grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for research related to solar energy and energy management.

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Bond secures $1.66 million for S&T plug-in hybrid project

Posted by on December 11, 2008

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond has secured $1.66 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund a partnership between Missouri University of Science and Technology and the Kansas City, Mo., government to provide clean battery-powered transit vehicles to the city.

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New center at S&T focuses on bioactive ways to repair bones and tissue

Posted by on December 5, 2008

At Missouri University of Science and Technology, there’s a new focus on finding ways to help the body fix itself. The Center for Bone and Tissue Repair and Regeneration officially opened on campus in January of 2008.

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S&T researcher publishes book about good old boys, rednecks and southern gentlemen

Posted by on December 1, 2008

Dr. Trent Watts, assistant professor in the department of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently published a book titled White Masculinity in the Recent South.

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S&T researcher to study the American flapper at Harvard

Posted by on October 20, 2008

Dr. Kate Drowne, an associate professor of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has recently been granted a non-residential fellowship at Harvard University to extend her research on the flapper figure in American literature.

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Metal analyzer improves strength of metals and safety of troops

Posted by on October 10, 2008

Steel castings used in critical military applications can now be quickly analyzed to help improve the metal’s strength and performance thanks to researchers at Missouri S&T. The university recently purchased a metal analyzer that tests for non-metallic particles, called inclusions. Inclusions can reduce the durability of a metal part, which could lead to a shortened part lifespan in critical components, such as armor and canons.

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Researchers show how green slime could help save the world

Posted by on October 3, 2008

Several glass containers filled with algae-stained water sit on a table in Dr. Paul Nam’s laboratory at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Next to the big green bottles are two much smaller vials. One of the vials, labeled “biodiesel,” contains a mostly clear solution. Nam picks up the other vial, labeled “algae oil,” and gives it a shake. A small amount of dark liquid swishes around.

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This is your grid on brains

Posted by on October 2, 2008

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Managing power networks in the future may involve a little more brain power than it does today, if researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology succeed in a new project that involves literally tapping brain cells grown on networks of electrodes.

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In manufacturing, lean and green can coexist, researchers say

Posted by on September 15, 2008

Two Missouri S&T researchers hope to show that manufacturers can be both lean and green by incorporating processes designed to conserve energy and minimize environmental impact with a lean manufacturing philosophy.

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