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S&T Mars Rover Team is second in the world

Posted by on June 3, 2014

The Mars Rover Design Team at Missouri University of Science and Technology took second place in an international competition that challenges college students to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers.

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Missouri S&T robotics team ready to compete

Posted by on June 3, 2014

A team of students from Missouri S&T has designed and built a mobile robot to compete at the 22nd annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). The event will be held Friday, June 6, through Monday, June 9, at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.

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Missouri S&T collaborates with PerkinElmer for nanoparticle research

Posted by on June 2, 2014

The growing use of nanoparticles in consumer projects has raised concerns about their adverse effects on human health and the environment. A new technology being tested at Missouri University of Science and Technology could improve the field of study by giving researchers a tool to quickly measure a wide range of characteristics and detect trace levels of nanoparticles.

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Missouri S&T student improving rural drinking water

Posted by on May 30, 2014

A Ph.D. student from Missouri S&T is screening Missouri drinking water for common and emerging water contaminants and seeking new technologies to improve drinking water quality.

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Missouri S&T’s Baja team ready to race

Posted by on May 30, 2014

Students from Missouri S&T will demonstrate the engineering principles of off-road vehicles by racing a student-built and -designed Baja vehicle as part of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)-International Baja SAE Illinois Conference.

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Power plant goes quiet as campus moves to geothermal energy

Posted by on May 28, 2014

A World War II-era power plant that has provided energy to much of the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus for nearly seven decades is powering down as the university makes the transition to a geothermal energy system.

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Missouri S&T student earns IGERT grant

Posted by on May 28, 2014

A Ph.D. student from Missouri S&T will further his research in lithium-ion batteries through an Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Missouri S&T receives $200K gift from ExxonMobil Foundation

Posted by on May 28, 2014

Missouri University of Science and Technology has received $200,775 from the ExxonMobil Foundation as part of the company’s 2013 Educational Matching Program.

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Ten honored at S&T Staff Excellence Awards ceremony

Posted by on May 28, 2014

Ten full-time employees at Missouri University of Science and Technology were honored Wednesday, May 28, for their contributions to the campus during Missouri S&T Staff Recognition Day ceremonies on campus.

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Missouri S&T design team ready to explore Mars

Posted by on May 27, 2014

A team of students from Missouri S&T will demonstrate the fundamentals of remote robotic travel and task completion as part of a competition that challenges students to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers.

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