Research

‘Smart engine’ shows promise for leaner, greener vehicle, say UMR researchers

Posted by on January 27, 2006

An advanced controller is showing “promising results” by learning on-the-fly how to operate an engine cleaner and more efficiently, say researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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More than a grain of salt? UMR scientists to lead AAAS symposium on geomicrobiology

Posted by on January 17, 2006

Scientists scheduled to attend a symposium at the upcoming meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in St. Louis think it might be possible to discover evidence of life on Mars – especially if microbes or microfossils can be found in the most unlikely places on Earth.         

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UMR in the news: Grayson sheds light on mine accident

Posted by on January 4, 2006

The tragic mining accident in West Virginia prompted many regional and national reporters to contact UMR, which operates its own experimental mine and has the only student mine rescue team in the country.

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Air Force employs technology developed at UMR to coat F-15 fleet

Posted by on December 12, 2005

The entire fleet of F-15s in the U.S. Air Force is getting primed for future flights, thanks to chrome-free inhibitor technology originally developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla.        

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UMR study finds gas pipelines could serve as wireless links

Posted by on December 12, 2005

Detecting leaks and conducting maintenance in America’s aging network of natural gas pipelines will eventually be a job for wireless robots, according to researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Gravity played role in New Orleans’ bridge failures

Posted by on November 28, 2005

Sir Isaac Newton did a number on the Interstate 10 bridges in New Orleans, according to a team of researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla that helped document some of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

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UMR researcher sets sights on improving vision

Posted by on November 15, 2005

A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher has teamed up with a St. Louis opthamologist to help those who suffer from cataracts by studying the elasticity of lenses.

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UMR professor’s statistical tools help DNA researchers

Posted by on October 26, 2005

A researcher at the University of Missouri-Rolla is on the forefront of developing new statistical tools, ones that will help biologists and other scientists sort through massive amounts of data to find disease-causing genes.

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UMR researchers expand website to dissect frogs

Posted by on October 26, 2005

Dissecting frogs online is an everyday experience for two researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Is hydrogen a viable fuel alternative?

Posted by on October 11, 2005

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and a research investigator at the University of Missouri-Rolla has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study how it might one day replace the gasoline in your vehicle’s tank.

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