Researchers use amino acids to grow high-performance copper thin films

For the first time, researchers from Missouri S&T have shown that highly ordered copper thin films can be crystallized directly on a one-molecule-thick layer of organic material rather than on the inorganic substrates that have been used for...
29-Sep-2020 5:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Missouri S&T researchers to improve shale oil recovery

Missouri S&T researchers are working to increase the amount of shale oil produced in the United States while reducing the need to drill new wells. They hope to develop a new model to mitigate the formation of heavy organic solids found in the oil...
4-Sep-2020 9:15 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers say job candidates are rated lower in virtual interviews

New research provides some of the first solid evidence that people who watch a virtual job interview rate the candidate substantially lower than those who watch the same interview in person.Researchers at Missouri S&T published a study with their...
3-Sep-2020 4:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Missouri S&T research symposium highlights state’s manufacturing capabilities

Missouri University of Science and Technology brought together university researchers, industry experts and government leaders Thursday, Sept. 3, for a research symposium that highlighted the state’s manufacturing capabilities.
3-Sep-2020 3:55 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Missouri S&T researchers recommend combination of filters for homemade masks, other PPE

A team of researchers at Missouri S&T found that several layers of household air filters can achieve filtration performance similar to masks rated N95.
17-Aug-2020 11:15 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Vaccine to prevent tuberculosis may help limit spread of COVID-19, Missouri S&T researchers say

A vaccine developed about a century ago to prevent tuberculosis may also help prevent the transmission of COVID-19, according to two Missouri S&T researchers who examined the spread of COVID-19 among countries that require the vaccine and those that...
10-Aug-2020 3:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Missouri S&T wins $1.5 million award to create cutting-edge spectrometer

Missouri S&T has received a $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation to develop a new, state-of-the-art, rotational microwave spectrometer on its campus in Rolla.The instrument will be used by several universities to collect some of...
30-Jul-2020 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers discover new chemistry of 2-D transition metal carbides and carbonitrides (MXenes)

A new finding about the fundamental chemistry of two-dimensional materials called MXenes will change the way researchers work with them, and open up new areas of applications, according to researchers at Missouri S&T.MXenes are ceramics that make up...
20-Jul-2020 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

See All News