Missouri S&T Research http://news.mst.edu/ The Missouri S&T public relations office informs the campus community, general public and the news media about the achievements and happenings involving students, faculty, staff. en Copyright 2013 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:31:05 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Researcher studies fuel flow patterns for next-generation reactors At Missouri University of Science and Technology, where the state's first nuclear reactor was constructed more than 50 years ago, researchers are tracking and measuring the movement of radioisotopes to develop sophisticated new standards for the next generation of reactors.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2013/04/researcher_studies_fuel_flow_p.html http://news.mst.edu/2013/04/researcher_studies_fuel_flow_p.html Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Department of Mining & Nuclear Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering Featured Research Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:31:05 -0600 S&T's Solar Village to house microgrid project Four solar homes built by students at Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon become home to an experimental microgrid to manage and store renewable energy. The houses, all past entries into the Solar Decathlon design competition, make up the university's Solar Village.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2013/04/sts_solar_village_to_house_mic.html http://news.mst.edu/2013/04/sts_solar_village_to_house_mic.html Featured Research Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:50:34 -0600 Professor to guide three students' Brazil research At Missouri University of Science and Technology, the idea of a student missing the annual St. Pat's celebration is pretty rare. Missing that and spring break is unheard-of. But that is exactly what Dr. Daniel Oerther and three of his students are going to do. The group will spend the latter half of March conducting research and field work in Para, Brazil.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2013/03/professor_to_guide_three_stude.html http://news.mst.edu/2013/03/professor_to_guide_three_stude.html Featured Research Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:53:20 -0600 'Helpful technology' vs. Big Brother examined by S&T researchers Collecting and analyzing data about how students use the Internet could lead to advances in mental health. But some worry that using technology in this manner could erode privacy.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2013/02/helpful_technology_vs_big_brot.html http://news.mst.edu/2013/02/helpful_technology_vs_big_brot.html Featured Research Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:09:21 -0600 S&T research predicts growth, survival of 'superorganism' ant colonies Smaller ant colonies tend to live faster, die younger and burn up more energy than their larger counterparts, as do the individual ants that make up those colonies, according to new research that views the colonies as "superorganisms" in which social insects function much like the cells of a body.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/12/st_research_predicts_growth_su.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/12/st_research_predicts_growth_su.html Department of Biological Sciences Featured Research Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:57:25 -0600 Environmentally benign coatings project wins national award A Missouri University of Science and Technology effort to investigate environmentally benign, corrosion-resistant coatings for military aircraft and other weapons systems has received national recognition from the U.S. Defense Department.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/12/environmentally_benign_coating.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/12/environmentally_benign_coating.html Department of Chemistry Department of Materials Science & Engineering Featured Research Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:15:45 -0600 Atomic-layer electrodeposition method yields surprising results

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Dr. Jay A. Switzer

A new method for creating very thin layers of materials at the atomic scale, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, could "unlock an important new technology" for creating nanomaterials, according to nanomaterials expert Dr. Jay A. Switzer of Missouri University of Science and Technology in the journal.]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/12/new_atomic-layer_electrodeposi.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/12/new_atomic-layer_electrodeposi.html Department of Chemistry Featured Research Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0600 Missouri S&T students to conduct research in India Six students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will leave Dec. 26 for a two-week trip to western India to conduct research related to global sustainable development. The trek is part of an independent research course led by Dr. Daniel Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/11/missouri_st_students_to_conduc.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/11/missouri_st_students_to_conduc.html Featured Research Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:41:20 -0600 Mummy unwrapping brought Egyptology to the public Mummies have been objects of horror in popular culture since the early 1800s -- more than a century before Boris Karloff portrayed an ancient Egyptian searching for his lost love in the 1932 film The Mummy. Public "unwrappings" of real mummified human remains performed by both showmen and scientists heightened the fascination, but also helped develop the growing science of Egyptology, says a Missouri University of Science and Technology historian.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/10/mummy_unwrapping_brought_egypt.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/10/mummy_unwrapping_brought_egypt.html Department of History & Political Science Featured Research Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:59:43 -0600 Historian looks at southern culture at woman's college Today's college students might find it hard to believe, but there was a time when doctors warned that a young woman who used her brain "too much" might not be able to conceive a child.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/10/historian_looks_at_southern_cu.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/10/historian_looks_at_southern_cu.html Featured Research Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:56:55 -0600 Antioxidant may prevent, even cure, cataracts and other degenerative eye disorders Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are working with an antioxidant that could prevent or cure cataracts, macular degeneration and other degenerative eye disorders.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/antioxidant_may_prevent_even_c.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/antioxidant_may_prevent_even_c.html Featured Research Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:35:38 -0600 Presidential candidates could get medieval with 'indirect aggression' debate tactics As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare to square off in a series of presidential debates, the candidates and their running mates could go medieval on their opponents by using a rhetorical technique that dates back to Nordic and Germanic legends of the Middle Ages, says a scholar of medieval literature at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/presidential_candidates_could.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/presidential_candidates_could.html Department of English & Technical Communication Featured Research Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:52:29 -0600 Researchers demonstrate 'giant' forces in super-strong nanomaterials In a study that could lead to advances in the emerging fields of optical computing and nanomaterials, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology report that a new class of nanoscale slot waveguides pack 100 to 1,000 times more transverse optical force than conventional silicon slot waveguides.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/researchers_demonstrate_giant.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/researchers_demonstrate_giant.html Featured Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Research Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:01:00 -0600 Time to change an LED light? S&T researchers design system to tell In many of the nation's traffic lights, light-emitting diodes or LEDs with their brighter light and longer life have replaced standard bulbs. But knowing when to replace the signal heads has remained a guessing game, says Dr. Suzanna Long, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. That's because LED traffic lights don't burn out - they just lose brightness over time.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/time_to_change_an_led_light_st.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/time_to_change_an_led_light_st.html Featured Research Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:43:32 -0600 Study outlines supply chain challenges for lithium future As demand increases for lithium, the essential element in batteries for everything from cameras to automobiles, a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology is studying potential disruptions to the long-term supply chain the world's lightest metal.

]]> http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/study_outlines_supply_chain_ch.html http://news.mst.edu/2012/09/study_outlines_supply_chain_ch.html Featured Research Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:39:59 -0600