The world’s strongest, lightest material has been built by researchers in UMR’s chemistry department, the researchers reported in the Sept. 12 issue of the American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters.

Insect-like robots may one day swarm over the surface of Mars, helping scientists better study the planet, says K.M. Isaac, who is helping to create this new breed of bugbots. Isaac, a UMR professor of aerospace engineering, is working with NASA, the Ohio Aerospace Institute and Georgia Institute of Technology to create a locust-like robot […]

Styrofoam poses a big problem for landfills because it takes up a lot of space.

Here’s an idea that will grow on you: using trees and other plants to reduce water and ground pollution — and reducing overall cleanup costs.

Take a satellite photo of the world, apply some three-dimensional mapping technology, and you get a far-out, 3-D view of the world.

Gregory Hilmas has set his sights on a new solution for cataract patients and others who suffer from severe eye problems: an adjustable intraocular lens that can be tweaked after it is implanted.

C. Dale Elifrits, MS GGph’76, professor emeritus of geological engineering, received the 2002 Ivan B. Rahn Education award from The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).