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Washing away land mines

By news | August 15, 2002 | Comments Off on Washing away land mines

Ridding the world of land mines isn’t child’s play, but UMR researcher David Summers has learned a thing or two about neutralizing the deadly explosives from, of all things, a child’s plastic water pistol.

Dizzy Dean: the "school marms’" nemesis

By news | August 15, 2002 | Comments Off on Dizzy Dean: the "school marms’" nemesis

St. Louis Cardinals pitching great-turned-sports announcer Dizzy Dean was well known in Missouri for his broadcasting style, which was full of mangled grammar and malapropisms.

Putting a new face on security

By news | August 15, 2002 | Comments Off on Putting a new face on security

At UMR’s nuclear reactor, faculty and staff are using their faces instead of keys to gain access to secured areas. The face-recognition technology being used at the UMR reactor is an evaluation in security that could help aid the nation’s security concerns, says Dr. Akira Tokuhiro, assistant professor of nuclear engineering and director of the […]

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