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New method for connecting solar panels may increase efficiency

Posted by on February 15, 2010

Kimball-solar-sm.jpgSolar arrays of the future may be more energy efficient and reliable, thanks to a researcher’s efforts to reconfigure the way panels are connected.

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Additive manufacturing process may lead to tougher, heat-resistant components for aerospace

Posted by on February 15, 2010

A new additive manufacturing process for mixing tough metals with ceramic materials and depositing, layer by layer, the mixed materials in the form of pastes could lead to stronger, heat-resistant, three-dimensional components for future space exploration, says a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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S&T students help reconstruct geologic history of the Nile

Posted by on February 12, 2010

Last month, a group of students and faculty from Missouri University of Science and Technology collaborated with international researchers to study geologic formations surrounding the Egyptian Nile, painting a picture of the evolutionary history of the past six million years.

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Christine Laughlin named Missouri S&T police chief

Posted by on February 11, 2010

Christine L. Laughlin, a major in the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department, has been named chief of university police at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She replaces William C. Bleckman, who retired in January after a 37-year career at Missouri S&T. Laughlin will begin work in Rolla on March 15.

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Humanities in the limelight at S&T on Feb. 17

Posted by on February 10, 2010

The public is invited to join Missouri University of Science and Technology in “Celebrating the Humanities” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in St. Pat’s C of the Havener Center. This is the third year that the campus will spotlight the research excellence of faculty members in the departments of arts, languages and philosophy; English and technical communication; and history and political science.

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These guys don’t need back-up musicians, their voices do it all

Posted by on February 9, 2010

jeff-mpact.jpg The six members of the a cappella group “m-pact” will showcase their remarkable vocal talents when they perform at Leach Theatre this month.

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St. Pat’s Parade in Rolla is March 13

Posted by on February 8, 2010

The 2010 St. Pat’s Parade in downtown Rolla is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 13. Rolla residents and students from Missouri University of Science and Technology have officially been celebrating St. Pat’s for 102 years.

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S&T’s Harvest Collier receives student advocate award

Posted by on February 3, 2010

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Dr. Harvest Collier, vice provost for undergraduate studies at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of 10 educators in the United States to be selected as Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates by a national organization based at the University of South Carolina.

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Chinese Spring Festival to be celebrated on Feb. 14

Posted by on February 2, 2010

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at Missouri University of Science and Technology invites the campus and community to attend its annual Spring Festival, also called the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, on Sunday, Feb. 14.

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For manufacturing simulation, Wii devices might be a perfect fit

Posted by on February 2, 2010

Ready to give up on that new year’s resolution to get in shape? If so, don’t sell your Wii Fit on eBay just yet. Dr. Ming Leu might have a use for it – or for the remote, anyway.

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