Research
This is your grid on brains
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.
Read More »In manufacturing, lean and green can coexist, researchers say
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.
Read More »Researchers help build ‘Internet for energy’ through new NSF center
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of seven universities in the United States and Europe involved in a new National Science Foundation research initiative that aims to transform the nation’s power grid into an Internet for energy that will speed renewable electric-energy technologies into every home and business.
Read More »Researchers look for realistic ways to bring hydrogen technology home
You probably won’t be able to drive down the highway in your own non-polluting vehicle that runs on hydrogen power any time soon. And don’t start making plans to power your whole house with expensive hydrogen-based technology in the coming years. But, some day in the not-too-distant future, you might own a cell phone equipped […]
Read More »What we don’t know about liquefaction could hurt us
In one corner of a huge civil engineering laboratory on campus, Dr. Ronaldo Luna watches a machine shake silt from the Mississippi River until it liquefies.
Read More »Bicycle thresher among ideas developed at international design summit
This summer, while political candidates (and Paris Hilton) have been arguing about ways to address the nation’s dependence on oil, some ambitious college students from around the world – including one student from Missouri University of Science and Technology – have been actively working on projects designed to solve problems in developing countries.
Read More »Research may help planners predict food shortages
As world leaders seek ways to address global food shortages, Missouri S&T researchers are working on a method that could help government planners and relief agencies better prepare for future shortages by predicting the variability of food supplies for specific nations or regions.
Read More »Missouri S&T students learn nanobiotechnology in Taiwan
Pairing quantum dots with a protein transporter, a group of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology hopes to develop a more effective and efficient drug delivery method.
Read More »S&T research contributes to Nobel Peace Prize
Although former Vice President Al Gore got most of the credit in the media for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the award was shared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A team of researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology were integral to the IPCC’s work and this spring the group received […]
Read More »Students to show state lawmakers why research matters
Twenty-seven undergraduates at Missouri University of Science and Technology have been selected to share their research experiences with state lawmakers in Jefferson City during Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on April 30.
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