Research
UMR researchers developing tools to detect, disable handmade explosive devices
An improvised explosive device (IED), often rigged to detonate from a distance, may be the most common casualty producing weapon in Iraq, but if it uses a radio receiver, it could also be one of the easiest to override, say researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR receives more than $1 million for nuclear engineering programs
UMR’s nuclear engineering department recently received more than $1 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funds will be used to expand and improve the department’s teaching and research opportunities.
Read More »UMR helps design bomb-resistant buildings
If terrorists strike again, lives and buildings could be spared with bomb- and impact-resistant buildings constructed using concepts being developed by researchers at UMR.
Read More »UMR researchers developing new material for die-casting molds
Automotive manufacturers may soon benefit from a new breed of metals known as functionally gradient materials that can withstand the high temperatures of die casting without cracking under pressure, according to a researcher at UMR.
Read More »UMR professors take space-age materials to new heights in bridge research
With hundreds of thousands of the nation’s bridges nearing the end of their design lives, cash-strapped states are searching for innovative solutions to repair and replace their decaying structures. One answer may lie in the same material that delivered the stealth aircraft, according to two researchers at UMR.
Read More »Extreme home: UMR researchers investigate construction on the red planet
As NASA continues to focus on sending explorers to Mars, two scientists at UMR are working on ways to house the astronauts when they arrive on the red planet by building with Martian minerals.
Read More »UMR leads national mine safety effort with $4.02 million federal grant
UMR will help lead a national effort to improve mine health and safety through a $4.02 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Read More »UMR researchers develop new sensor "memory" system for faster, more precise damage assessment
A new sensor system being developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla may help get rescue personnel to the scene faster the next time a tornado or terrorist damages a bridge or other structure because of its ability to "memorize" the location of the damage.
Read More »UMR receives additional $3.5 million for Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies
UMR’s Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT) will receive an additional $3.5 million in federal funds for the coming year, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) announced Wednesday during a visit to the UMR campus.
Read More »UMR helps with nationwide effort to commercialize fuel cells
The next battery-powered bunny may move to the beat of a different sort of battery — a solid oxide fuel cell — with the help of a new glass-ceramic seal being developed by researchers at UMR.
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