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These Michigan Tech scientists couldn't find any visitors from another century, but they had a very interesting time trying.

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Scientists have long puzzled over the seemingly ceaseless drizzle of snow drifting down from arctic clouds. Now they may have an explanation.

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There will be no crying involved in a new test for vitamin deficiencies in infants. Instead of drawing blood, health care workers will gently sample a tear.

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On a campus where the average snowfall tops 200 inches, students celebrate their winter weather with a Winter Carnival every February.

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Until now, 3D printing has been a polymer affair, with most people in the maker community using the machines to make all manner of plastic consumer goods, from tent stakes to chess sets. A new low-cost 3D printer developed by Joshua Pearce and his team could add hammers to that list.

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Joshua Pearce has penned a how-to book on the open-source 3D printing technology that could revolutionize how science is done all over the world.

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What's the best way to capture photovoltaic energy where snowfall is measured in feet?

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Humans rarely walk the straight and narrow; something's always in the way. So Michigan Tech scientists are developing a computer-controlled artificial limb that can turn like a flesh-and-blood foot.

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A new study shows it takes less energy to print many household items at home than to manufacture them en masse.

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More than dentures or bridges, implants mimic the look and feel of natural teeth. Still, they are costly, and a small percentage either fall out or must be removed. Tolou Shokuhfar wants to lower that failure rate to zero.

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Childhood health, clean water and improving communication between blind and sighted people inspired the winning entrants.

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The next generation of micro rockets could be built around a magnetic fluid that appears to defy gravity.

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Wildfire smoke is complicated. A new understanding of its many particles and their properties may lead to a clearer vision of Earth's future climate.

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A Michigan Technological University water resources engineer is working with experts from 10 other universities across the nation to develop a sustainable model for water resources management in South Florida. It will serve other areas facing similar issues.

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A scientist at Michigan Tech has developed a new, inexpensive material that could replace the platinum in solar cells without degrading their efficiency.

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A researcher at Michigan Technological University is looking into neural connections to high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.

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Students and staff at Michigan Tech are tending a sustainable vegetable garden in a residence hall courtyard. They're doing it without chemicals, and they're putting garden-fresh produce on dining hall tables.

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A new study shows that families can save hundreds if not thousands of dollars by making their own household items with a 3D printer.

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Michigan Tech scientist Jaroslaw Drelich has found a new way to stop dangerous bacteria like E.coli before they attack. He embeds copper nanoparticles into vermiculite, an inexpensive, inert compound. Copper has been known for centuries for its antibiotic properties.

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Some materials dissolve too quickly, before cardiac arteries can fully heal, and some hang around forever. Zinc, however, may be just right.

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It’s a jungle down there at batteries’ atomic level, with ions whacking into electrodes and eventually causing failure. Now, a Michigan Technological University scientist has developed a device that lets researchers spy on the actions of lithium ions inside a nanobattery—and use that data to develop better, longer-lasting batteries to power everything from electric cars to cell phones.

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A new nanoscale transistor made by Michigan Technological University scientists could represent the next frontier in electronics.

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New research from wildlife ecologists at Michigan Technological University indicates that white-tailed deer may be making the soil in their preferred winter homes unfit to grow the very trees that protect them there.

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Fish oil supplements may protect the heart in stressful situations, a study by a Michigan Technological University researcher shows.

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An analysis of peer-reviewed articles by climate scientists over 20 years shows that a vast majority believe that human activities are the primary cause of global climate change.

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Some materials dissolve too quickly, before cardiac arteries can fully heal, and some hang around forever. Zinc, however, may be just right.

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3D printing is changing the world. Unfortunately, the only thing many people know about 3D printing is that it can be used to make guns. A new competition will celebrate designs that make our lives better, not snuff them out.

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New fluorescent dyes light up tiny organelles in cells that change in the presence of disease.

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The faculty advisor to Michigan Technological University's Korean Student Association and a visiting scholar from South Korea express their fears and hopes about escalating tensions between South and North Korea.

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Wood-burning cookstoves, used by millions of people worldwide, cause air pollution, disease and death. A team of university students studied the problem and came up with a simple, low-cost solution: better ventilation

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Wisconsin permits bear baiting for much longer than Michigan does. Wisconsin also pays reparations for wolf attacks on hunting dog, but Michigan doesn't. These factors make Wisconsin's risk of wolf attacks up to 7 times higher.

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A new process for growing forests of manganese dioxide nanorods may lead to the next generation of high-performance capacitors.

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Drastic cuts in public spending only exacerbate turmoil in already-troubled economies.

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Most people view an empty milk jug as yet another chunk of plastic to chuck in the garbage. For Joshua Pearce, it's raw material for all manner of useful things, courtesy of the 3D printing revolution.

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Scientist Joshua Pearce became a 3D printing fanatic when he found he could save thousands by making his own lab equipment. Now he's looking at even bigger savings through using old milk jugs as raw material.

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College students from across the Snow Belt compete to build the greenest, quietest snow machines--that are still a gas to ride.

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A researcher from Michigan Technological University reports that potassium channel activation is seen in subjects with tachyarrhythmias due to acute myocardial infarctions.

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What makes ice, heats water and reduces a university's carbon footprint? Michigan Tech's new environmentally conscious ice-making system at its John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

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In lab tests, juice from rice cells knocked out two kinds of human cancer cells as well or better than the potent anti-cancer drug Taxol. Plus, it did something extra: it left normal cells unharmed.

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Phragmites australis is an invasive species also known as common reed. It grows fast and high and poses an extreme threat to the Great Lakes' coastal wetlands. Now scientists have used satellite data to map the location of Phragmites. This should help those who are working to manage the invasive reed and prevent its spread.

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Researchers at Michigan Tech are tackling some of the toughest research challenges facing the world today. They include alternative energy and biofuels, new therapies for cancer and diabetes. and cyber security.

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The number of wolves at Isle Royale National Park has dropped to its lowest ever. Should the wolves be let go extinct? Reintroduced? Wildlife ecologists and environmental ethicists weigh in.

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Even if the weather outside is frightful, solar cells can still generate a delightful amount of electricity.

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Sodium could be an effective, inexpensive and virtually inexhaustible substitute for lithium, but it has a drawback that Michigan Tech's Reza Shahbazian-Yassar hopes to address.

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A tiny snip of genetic material found in people can promote healthy insulin production in mice.

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Stormy weather on the sun drives the glistening aurorae in our clear night skies.

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Bats are an important weapon in the battle against insect pests, but a deadly fungal disease is killing more and more of them. They flock to mines and caves in the fall, where scientists study them while they hibernate. New research helps track their origins, which could lead to better prevention and control of White Nose Syndrome.

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The open-source revolution is driving down the cost of doing science by letting researchers to make their own lab equipment.