Research

Researchers help build ‘Internet for energy’ through new NSF center

Posted by on September 4, 2008

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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.

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Researchers look for realistic ways to bring hydrogen technology home

Posted by on August 21, 2008

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 […]

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What we don’t know about liquefaction could hurt us

Posted by on August 19, 2008

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.         

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Bicycle thresher among ideas developed at international design summit

Posted by on August 12, 2008

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.  

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Research may help planners predict food shortages

Posted by on June 30, 2008

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.

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Missouri S&T students learn nanobiotechnology in Taiwan

Posted by on June 20, 2008

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.

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S&T research contributes to Nobel Peace Prize

Posted by on June 10, 2008

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 […]

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Students to show state lawmakers why research matters

Posted by on April 22, 2008

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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Missouri S&T researchers look to make environmentally friendly

Posted by on April 16, 2008

Every year, more than 30 billion water bottles are added to America’s landfills, creating a mountainous environmental problem. But if research at Missouri University of Science and Technology is successful, the plastic bottles of the future could literally disappear within four months of being discarded.

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Missouri S&T researcher develops new method for cancer screening

Posted by on March 28, 2008

Ongoing research at Missouri University of Science and Technology has uncovered a new method for the early detection of cancer with the potential to save millions of lives.

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