Missouri University of Science and Technology has installed two new advanced lead battery microgrid systems at the campus’s EcoVillage, a “living laboratory” that is home to solar-powered houses designed and built by Missouri S&T students. Members of Missouri S&T’s Microgrid Industrial Consortium want to use the microgrids to test advancements in lead battery energy storage […]
Missouri S&T Researchers Win Multimillion Dollar Grant to Build Fast-Charging Stations for Electric Cars
Researchers from Missouri S&T and three private companies will combine their expertise to create charging stations for electric vehicles that could charge a car in less than 10 minutes – matching the time it takes to fill up a conventional vehicle with gasoline. “The big problem with electric vehicles is range, and it’s not so […]
S&T Researcher Designs DNA-Assembled Electronic Circuits For Miniaturization Of Computers
A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology continues her exploration of self-assembled DNA nanostructures with a project to fabricate a new generation of molecular electronic circuits that would allow for the unprecedented miniaturization of computers and other electronic devices. Dr. Risheng Wang, assistant professor of chemistry at Missouri S&T, received a $350,000 grant […]
Missouri S&T Student Gets First Look At New Boeing Aircraft
A Missouri University of Science and Technology student recently became one of the first members of the public to get an inside look at the cockpit of a new Boeing aircraft and to test its advanced training system. Katie Frogge of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, a sophomore majoring in aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, was one of five students […]