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Energy’s air apparent: Battery research could revolutionize auto industry
A February article in The New York Times describes Yangchuan (Chad) Xing as “bookish,” shrouded in “anonymity” and “inclined to discuss factual matters rather than tarry on questions of meaning.” Yet Xing’s research into lithium-air battery technology has thrust the quiet associate professor into the limelight.
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Seeing the invisible
The science used in airport body scanners could soon be used to detect defects in aerospace vehicles or concrete bridges as well as skin cancer, thanks to an S&T research team led by Reza Zoughi, the Schlumberger Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering.
Read More »Tracking goods from ‘cradle to grave’
A new inventory management system developed and patented by a Missouri S&T computer engineer virtually eliminates frequency interference issues at facilities that use RFID (radio frequency identification) readers to manage inventories and track products.
Read More »Studying natural gas at the nano level
Natural gas is an abundant energy resource for the United States, but much of it is trapped in shale or tight-sand formations. Baojun Bai is working on a way to extract that gas by studying the energy source at the molecular level.
Read More »S&T teams make NCAA winter championships
Four of Missouri S&T’s winter sports teams were part of the winter championship events for NCAA Division II.
Read More »Sports shorts
S&T’s baseball team also reached post-season play, capturing the GLVC West Division championship and landing a spot in the NCAA’s Midwest Region. At the regional tournament, the Miners — who posted a 30-19 record, the best in school history — opened play by shutting out defending national champion Southern Indiana behind a five-hitter from Zack […]
Read More »Missouri S&T Career Fair
Career opportunities and employer relations hosted its Spring 2011 Career Fair on Feb. 15 with 152 employers in attendance, 18 of which were new, which is a 22 percent increase over last spring. S&T students visited with more than 400 recruiters representing 24 states in hopes of landing a job, internship, or co-op opportunity.
Read More »STAT hosts breakfast for alumni
Before the Spring Career Fair began, alumni recruiters were treated to a continental breakfast courtesy of the Miner Alumni Association, Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) and Engineers Without Borders.
Read More »Goldberg in The Atlantic
Friedman is 45 years old. A retired IBM programmer in Austin, Texas, he lives in an apartment playing the stock market and making collages from pictures cut out of magazines. He is also the main character in Matthew Goldberg’s latest novel. Goldberg teaches creative writing in S&T’s English and technical communication department.
Read More »International honor for environmental engineering
A group of S&T students won first prize in a student poster presentation at the 7th International Phytotechnologies Conference, held in Parma, Italy, last fall.
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