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Released: 26-Aug-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Missouri S&T Expert to Present at Governor’s Cybersecurity Summit
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A computer science professor from Missouri University of Science and Technology will join top government hackers, corporate risk managers and information technology professionals at the inaugural Governor’s Cybersecurity Summit this week in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Released: 5-Aug-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Ph.D. Student Conducting Research to Restore Historic Mines
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Thanks to the work of a Missouri University of Science and Technology doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering and her faculty mentors, mine remediation of former mine tailings impoundments could receive an organic boost from a product most communities are eager to get rid of — sewage sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant.

Released: 27-Jun-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Missouri S&T Physicist Works to Predict Atom Movement
Missouri University of Science and Technology

By laser-cooling atom clusters and studying their movements, a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher hopes to better understand how atoms and their components are impacted and directed by environmental factors.

Released: 24-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Missouri S&T Researcher Tracks Subsurface Water Flow
Missouri University of Science and Technology

By combining computational mathematics and several engineering disciplines, a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher hopes to consistently predict the underground flow of water through porous terrain with large fractures and channels.

Released: 5-May-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Missouri S&T Team Boosts Lithium-Ion Battery Performance
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers are working to solve the problem of short-life of lithium-ion batteries like those used in laptops and cellphones, making them reliable and longer-lasting using a thin-film coating technique called atomic layer deposition (ALD).

Released: 2-Feb-2016 7:05 PM EST
S&T Technique to Detect Breast Cancer Moving From Lab to Commercialization
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Cancer screening could soon be as simple as giving a urine sample using a patented device developed by a Missouri S&T researcher. This week, Wyoming-based Cancer.im Inc., a Viratech Corp. company and social network for cancer patients, survivors and caretakers, announced an agreement to commercialize the device.

Released: 29-Jan-2016 12:05 PM EST
New Mathematical Model Illustrates Link Between Energy Use and Aging
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Why does a Great Dane have a shorter lifespan than a pug? The answer lies in a complex relationship between energy usage and lifespan. That relationship is quickly being unraveled through the use of numerical modeling by a researcher at Missouri S&T.

Released: 22-Jan-2016 10:05 AM EST
Elvis’ First Venture to Las Vegas Was a Flop, Writes Historian
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Beginning with “one electrifying night” in 1969 and continuing through the mid-1970s, Elvis Presley reigned as Las Vegas’ top nightclub act. But his first attempt to win over fans in that city 60 years ago was “a painful setback” for the young performer, writes a Missouri University of Science and Technology historian.

Released: 11-Jan-2016 8:00 AM EST
Brand Refresh Mines the Depths of Missouri S&T Pride
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology is ringing in the New Year with the introduction of a refreshed brand identity to strengthen pride among all students, alumni, faculty and staff and more clearly define what it means to be a Missouri S&T Miner.

Released: 7-Jan-2016 11:05 AM EST
S&T Physicist Earns NSF Grant to Study New States of Matter
Missouri University of Science and Technology

By studying how materials transform at ultra-low temperatures, a Missouri S&T theoretical physicist hopes to discover new states of matter.

Released: 7-Jan-2016 9:05 AM EST
Researchers’ Work Makes Lightweight, Strong Metal
Missouri University of Science and Technology

ROLLA, Mo. — A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher and his colleagues have created a lightweight but very strong structural metal that could improve energy efficiency in aerospace, automobile, defense, mobile electronics and biomedical applications.

Released: 18-Dec-2015 9:05 AM EST
Professor’s Film on Video Editing Named One of Year’s Best Video Essays
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A Missouri University of Science and Technology professor’s 20-minute video that likens certain film editing techniques to “punctuation marks” in movies has been included in a listing of the year’s best video essays.

Released: 14-Dec-2015 5:05 PM EST
NASA Astronaut Janet Kavandi to Speak at Missouri S&T Commencement
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Dr. Janet L. Kavandi, deputy director at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Glenn Research Center and a Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate, will speak at two graduation ceremonies at Missouri S&T this month.

Released: 16-Nov-2015 10:05 AM EST
Pernicka Develops Microsatellite for Air Force
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A Missouri University of Science and Technology aerospace engineering professor is developing a microsatellite imager that could be used to check satellites, do small repairs or refuel spacecraft — and keep astronauts from making risky exploratory missions when something goes wrong.

Released: 28-Sep-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Missouri S&T Solar House Travels to California for Competition
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A team of students at Missouri University of Science and Technology spent two years designing and building a solar-powered house filled with smart-living technology.

Released: 24-Sep-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Missouri S&T Geothermal System Exceeds First-Year Goals
Missouri University of Science and Technology

As the first year of operation closes for Missouri University of Science and Technology’s geothermal energy system, university officials announce that the system has exceeded its projected campus impact.

Released: 15-Sep-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Honeywell, Missouri S&T to Collaborate on Science and Innovation
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Officials from Missouri S&T announced Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, a master collaboration agreement with Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies that will allow the two organizations to work more closely on research and development of new technology to meet national security needs.

14-Sep-2015 9:10 AM EDT
New Way to Store Solar Energy Could Lead to More Common Solar Cell Usage
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a relatively inexpensive and simple way to split water into hydrogen and oxygen through a new electrodeposition method.

Released: 24-Aug-2015 5:05 PM EDT
Flood Damage After Katrina Could Have Been Prevented, S&T Expert Says
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A decade after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, experts say the flooding that caused over 1,800 deaths and billions of dollars in property damage could have been prevented had the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers retained an external review board to double-check its flood-wall designs.

Released: 28-Jul-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Missouri S&T researcher bakes asteroids to find water
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is cooking up something new in the lab – baking meteorites to learn how to produce water and other easily evaporated compounds from asteroids.

Released: 23-Jun-2015 10:05 AM EDT
New High-Strength Steel Could Help Automakers Improve Fuel Efficiency
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A high-strength steel being developed at Missouri University of Science and Technology could help auto manufacturers in their quest to meet future fuel efficiency requirements.

Released: 8-Jun-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Researchers Demonstrate ‘No-Ink’ Color Printing with Nanomaterials
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are giving new meaning to the term “read the fine print” with their demonstration of a color printing process using nanomaterials. In this case, the print features are very fine – visible only with the aid of a high-powered electron microscope.

Released: 21-May-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Time to Move Beyond ‘Medieval’ Cyber Security Approach, Expert Says
Missouri University of Science and Technology

The nation’s approach to cyber security has much in common with medieval defense tactics, and that needs to change, says a cyber security expert at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Released: 19-May-2015 5:05 PM EDT
What Can Be Done About a Water Shortage?
Missouri University of Science and Technology

ROLLA, Mo. – The water crisis in the western United States – especially in California and Washington – may be the most severe and most publicized, but other threats to the nation’s water supply loom, says Dr. Joel Burken, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.



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