‘Nanospears’ could lead to better solar cells, lasers, lighting

Posted by on August 11, 2009

Switzer-spears02-web.jpgGrowing – and precisely aligning – microscopic, spear-shaped zinc oxide crystals on a surface of single-crystal silicon, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology may have developed a method to make more efficient solar cells.

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S&T receives $5 million for advanced vehicle project

Posted by on August 5, 2009

Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive $5 million in federal funding to provide educational and training programs for a new electric vehicle initiative in Missouri.

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Grad student researches improvised explosive devices by making his own

Posted by on July 29, 2009

Phillip Mulligan is trying to make improvised explosive devices more powerful with the idea of eventually making them less deadly.

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S&T Professor Donald D. Myers dies from bicycling accident injuries

Posted by on July 27, 2009

Dr. Donald D. Myers, 69, professor of engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology, died Sunday, July 26, 2009, as a result of injuries from a bicycling accident that occurred the previous day in Iowa.

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Staff member publishes book of horror stories

Posted by on July 27, 2009

Duane Barton has been writing horror stories since the first grade. Now, he has published his first collection of horror stories.

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Quantum dot research could lead to medical advances

Posted by on July 24, 2009

Working with atomic-scale particles known as quantum dots, a Missouri University of Science and Technology biologist hopes to develop a new and better way to deliver and monitor proteins, medicine, DNA and other molecules at the cellular level.

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Andrew Careaga named ‘international brand master’

Posted by on July 23, 2009

Marketing budgets in higher education have been decimated, which means that universities and colleges across the country – like their corporate counterparts everywhere – have had to come up with new, low-cost strategies and tactics to reach their audiences. Enter Andrew Careaga, of Missouri University of Science and Technology, the prototype of a new breed […]

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S&T wins national CASE award

Posted by on July 23, 2009

The development team at Missouri University of Science and Technology, a part of the S&T university advancement division, earned a national 2009 CASE Circle of Excellence Award as one of the nation’s top eight most improved fundraising programs.

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The rubber is hitting the road at Missouri S&T

Posted by on July 17, 2009

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are investigating ways to use rubber and resin from the guayule plant to help pave roads.

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KMST adds two national programs

Posted by on July 15, 2009

Public radio station KMST will begin airing two popular nationally syndicated programs, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and “The Diane Rehm Show.” The station gathers programming preferences from members twice a year during its membership drives as well as through surveys. After receiving substantial requests from members and listeners, the programs will be added to the […]

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