The skin and bone structure of a chicken are very similar to the composition of a human hand -- which is why blowing up a thawed chicken from the store provides a good lesson in explosives safety, according to Dr. Paul Worsey, who runs the world's only hands-on Explosives Camp for high school students in Rolla, Mo.
A Missouri University of Science and Technology team is one of 17 university groups from the United States and Canada selected to compete in a three-year competition, to design a more eco-friendly vehicle, announced today by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and Natural Resources Canada.
Two minor earthquakes that rocked central Missouri this spring demonstrate the importance of earthquake preparedness in the region. Preparation for a significant quake along the New Madrid Fault is the subject of a conference to be held at Missouri University of Science and Technology this summer.
As Midwesterners learn this morning about today's earthquake in Illinois, Missouri S&T's David Rogers is available to discuss why Midwest earthquakes pack a more powerful punch than California quakes. Please let us know how we may assist with any earthquake-related story.
The earthquake that hit eastern Illinois on Friday, April 18, is the type of event communities throughout the Midwest should prepare for, say organizers of an earthquake preparedness conference to be held this summer at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Every year, more than 30 billion water bottles are added to America's landfills, creating a mountainous environmental problem. But if research at Missouri University of Science and Technology is successful, the plastic bottles of the future could literally disappear within four months of being discarded.
Dr. Delbert Day says it's like seeding a fishing environment by throwing an old Christmas tree into the water. The submerged tree provides good pockets of cover for all kinds of fish. But this isn't really a discussion about aquatic habitats. Day is trying to explain why human bone cells would want to colonize medical scaffolding made out of glass fibers.
An interdisciplinary group of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology won a hydrogen student design contest on March 31, beating teams from 22 other colleges and universities from around the world to develop and design hydrogen applications for airports.
Ongoing research at Missouri University of Science and Technology has uncovered a new method for the early detection of cancer with the potential to save millions of lives.
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are developing a portable, hydrogen-generating power system to power everything from laptops to communications gear for soldiers in the battlefield.
The recent investigation into the nation's drinking water by the Associated Press has shed light into work that's been conducted for numerous years by researchers like Craig Adams, the John and Susan Mathes Missouri Chair of Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
As the public reacts to the largest beef recall in the nation's history, a communications expert at Missouri University of Science and Technology can offer insight into why the Department of Agriculture's cattle-tagging system has failed.
Students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will get to experience zero gravity in June as part of a NASA outreach program.
For a generation so immersed in technology, surprisingly few of today's high school students are interested in studying engineering in college. But Ralph Flori, associate professor of interdisciplinary engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, hopes to reverse this trend.
This October, Jerrod Bouchard will attempt to become the fastest college student to be propelled by his or her own power.
Dr. Nicholas Leventis, professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of 15 innovators included in the 2007 Nano 50 Awards presented by Nanotech Briefs magazine, the publication announced today (Thursday, June 14). Leventis is being recognized for his groundbreaking research in the development of polymer cross-linked aerogels.
Girls in grades seven through 10 will visit the campus of the University of Missouri-Rolla this summer to make shoes they can wear out of paper and build motorized Lego vehicles. It's all part of an attempt to encourage more female students to pursue degrees and careers in engineering and the sciences.
High school students from as far away as Hawaii and Egypt are planning trips to Rolla, Mo., next month to practice the art of blowing stuff up.
Forget about roasting marshmallows and telling scary stories around the campfire. Campers at the University of Missouri-Rolla are blowing up that stereotype as they handle explosives, launch rockets, build their own robot and design the future's roller coaster.
Students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will soon be eligible for new scholarships and grants related to securing the nation's information systems, thanks to the university's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE).
As part of a larger consortium, a team of researchers from the University of Missouri-Rolla has developed a test that will, for the first time, allow scientists to accurately gauge the impact jet aircraft emissions have on global climate change.
Today's war on drugs is not the first battle America has fought against addiction. In her new book, University of Missouri-Rolla historian Dr. Diana Ahmad examines the opium-smoking epidemic of the mid-19th century and finds that Chinese immigrants weren't the problem, as is commonly believed.
In his latest book, "Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible," historian John McManus provides a fresh insight into the legendary defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.
Internet users wanting to keep track of their book, movie or CD collections may want to check out GuruLib.com, an online organizational tool developed by UMR Ph.D. student Rana Basheer.
University of Missouri-Rolla student-entrepreneur Benjamin Roodman is going mobile with the launch of a social networking service that integrates the Internet with cellular telephone technology.
A newly redesigned antioxidant may play a critical role in preventing HIV-1-associated dementia, says a University of Missouri-Rolla chemist.
MecMovies, instructional software created at the University of Missouri-Rolla to illustrate hard-to-visualize engineering concepts, has been picked to receive a 2006 MERLOT Classics Award and the Editors' Choice Award for Exemplary Online Learning Resources.
The use of monochloramine to disinfect drinking water can cause harmful levels of lead in the water, says a University of Missouri-Rolla chemist. His research will be published in the May 15 issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
Midwesterners are more used to tornadoes than earthquakes. But the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake has some experts at the University of Missouri-Rolla thinking about threats associated with the New Madrid fault in addition to those posed by the San Andreas fault. UMR researchers are available to discuss earthquake-related issues.
The 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco is a time to reflect on the awesome power of the San Andreas fault. But there's a fault in the Midwest that packs an even greater punch, according to an earthquake expert at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
America's desire for cheap electricity, generated by the nation's coal-fired power plants, comes with a hidden environmental concern, says a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.
The Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) has selected University of Missouri-Rolla's Greene County bridge project as one of two finalists for the foundation's 2006 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.
Scientists scheduled to attend a symposium at the upcoming meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in St. Louis think it might be possible to discover evidence of life on Mars "“ especially if microbes or microfossils can be found in the most unlikely places on Earth.
Just days after trout fishing season opens in Missouri, students from across the country will try to snag the top prize in a fishing pole design competition at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
An advanced controller is showing "promising results" by learning on-the-fly how to operate an engine cleaner and more efficiently, say researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
In order to provide better customer service to students from the so-called Millennial Generation, the University of Missouri-Rolla is offering online virtual gaming as a recreational option.
Detecting leaks and conducting maintenance in America's aging network of natural gas pipelines will eventually be a job for wireless robots, according to researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Retailers are discovering how radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags can help keep their shelves stocked this holiday season, say researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
As the United States reflects on the 64th anniversary of Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor, a University of Missouri-Rolla military historian and an English professor emeritus can offer insight into the day that thrust the nation into World War II.
With the U.S. military reporting a successful sea-based missile defense test off Hawaii, Dr. S.N. Balakrishnan, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, can offer an expert insight into how ballistic missiles work.
A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher has teamed up with a St. Louis ophthalmologist to help those who suffer from cataracts by studying the elasticity of lenses.
More than 1,500 hardcore techies from around the world will meet up in St. Louis Nov. 28-Dec. 2 to share research and discuss security and other communications-related issues in a forum led by a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.
A major earthquake in the New Madrid seismic zone could affect the movement of emergency vehicles and other first response teams into and out of stricken areas if steps aren't taken immediately to prepare bridges and other transportation infrastructures, says a team of University of Missouri-Rolla researchers.
As public officials and scientists struggle to restore basic services to the Gulf Coast, rescue victims and begin the massive cleanup following Hurricane Katrina. University of Missouri-Rolla engineers and scientists are available to comment on several hurricane-related issues.
With widespread power outages, more than 80 percent of New Orleans under water and massive property destruction along the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina, public officials struggle to restore basic services, rescue victims and begin the massive cleanup. UMR engineers and scientists are available to comment on several related issues.
The Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Research at the University of Missouri-Rolla has received a $1.185 million grant from NASA and a $259,000 grant from the California Air Resources Board to further its research in this area.
Wake up. Prick your finger. Repeat daily for the rest of your life. That's a way of life for thousands of diabetics, and it's something Dr. Chang-Soo Kim, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is trying to change.
Inefficient, unproductive meetings -- like those satirized in Scott Adams' "Dilbert" cartoon -- are the bane of the modern workplace, but two University of Missouri-Rolla professors are looking to reverse that with new software to help people share ideas and stick to an agenda.
A technique used to detect land mines could soon help rheumatologists and radiologists diagnosis osteoarthritis and cervical cancer, thanks in part to the efforts of a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.
Approximately 250 students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship, research, design and women in leadership this fall -- but not in the classroom.
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