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Science Etc. – News and Events https://news.mst.edu Your source for the latest from Rolla Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:01:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 50666640 Researchers use amino acids to grow high-performance copper thin films https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-use-amino-acids-to-grow-high-performance-copper-thin-films/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-use-amino-acids-to-grow-high-performance-copper-thin-films/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:37:40 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33949 https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-use-amino-acids-to-grow-high-performance-copper-thin-films/feed/ 0 News and Events Copper thin films are created by electrodeposition of copper, Cu(111), on a self-assembled organic monolayer of the amino acid L-cysteine on gold, Au(111). Image credit: Bin Luo. 33949 Missouri S&T wins $1.5 million award to create cutting-edge spectrometer https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/missouri-st-wins-1-5-million-award-to-create-cutting-edge-spectrometer/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/missouri-st-wins-1-5-million-award-to-create-cutting-edge-spectrometer/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:49:29 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33468 https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/missouri-st-wins-1-5-million-award-to-create-cutting-edge-spectrometer/feed/ 0 News and Events "Cyanide Anions" by EMSL is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 33468 Researchers to streamline process for measuring aviation emissions https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-to-streamline-process-for-measuring-aviation-emissions/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-to-streamline-process-for-measuring-aviation-emissions/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:23:38 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33272 https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-to-streamline-process-for-measuring-aviation-emissions/feed/ 1 ©2019 Missouri S&T, All Right Reserved/ Missouri S&T ©2019, All Moral Rights Asserted Dr. Philip Whitefield, Chancellor's Professor and professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, with S&T's North American Reference System (NARS) used for engine emissions measurement. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T. 33272 Becoming a scientist https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/becoming-a-scientist/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/becoming-a-scientist/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:33:08 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33036 https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/becoming-a-scientist/feed/ 1 News and Events Lilly Germeroth (center), a 2020 S&T graduate in biological sciences, Theo Sumnicht (left) an S&T biological academic specialist, and Siti Hajar (right), an undergraduate in biology at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, spent seven weeks last summer researching the biodiversity of the Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by Natalie Yoh. 33036 A heart and soul for research https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-heart-and-soul-for-research/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-heart-and-soul-for-research/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:40:11 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31775 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-heart-and-soul-for-research/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all rights reserved, ©Missouri S&T 2019, All moral rights Asserted. RIGHTS Protected, this image is copyri Dr. Ercal's research group plans experiments for the upcoming week in their newly remodeled lab in Schrenk Hall. Members shown, from left, are Dr. Jiandong Wu, staff scientist; Dania Isidro and Kaysi Lee, undergraduates; Dr. Annalise Pfaff, postdoctoral fellow; Anna Chernatynskaya, research associate; Ercal; and Justin Beltz, graduate research assistant. Photo: Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T. 31775 Scientists explain why naked mole-rats’ longevity contradicts accepted aging theory https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/scientists-explain-why-naked-mole-rats-longevity-contradicts-accepted-aging-theory/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/scientists-explain-why-naked-mole-rats-longevity-contradicts-accepted-aging-theory/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:11:22 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31559 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/scientists-explain-why-naked-mole-rats-longevity-contradicts-accepted-aging-theory/feed/ 0 News and Events "Mole-rat greeting" by afagen is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. 31559 Robin Verble: In the right place at the right time https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/robin-verble-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/robin-verble-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/#respond Wed, 22 May 2019 14:53:07 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=28171 https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/robin-verble-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/feed/ 0 News and Events Dr. Robin Verble, director of Missouri S&T's Ozark Research Field Station and associate professor of biological sciences, examines native plants and how insects are using them at the research site. Photo by John Rodenberg. 28171 Missouri S&T joins LIGO and Virgo’s newest research on neutron star smash-ups https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/missouri-st-joins-ligo-and-virgos-newest-research-on-neutron-star-smash-ups/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/missouri-st-joins-ligo-and-virgos-newest-research-on-neutron-star-smash-ups/#respond Fri, 03 May 2019 00:30:40 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27844 https://news.mst.edu/2019/05/missouri-st-joins-ligo-and-virgos-newest-research-on-neutron-star-smash-ups/feed/ 0 News and Events The LIGO Laboratory operates two detector sites, one near Hanford in eastern Washington, and another near Livingston, Louisiana. This photo shows the Hanford detector site with its twin 4.3 km (2.5 mi.) long laser interferometers. Photo courtesy of Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab. 27844 Researchers discover an economical way to produce high-performance thin films for electronics https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/researchers-discover-an-economical-way-to-produce-high-performance-thin-films-for-electronics/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/researchers-discover-an-economical-way-to-produce-high-performance-thin-films-for-electronics/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:04:31 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27375 https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/researchers-discover-an-economical-way-to-produce-high-performance-thin-films-for-electronics/feed/ 0 News and Events Dr. Jay Switzer works in the electrodeposition lab with John Tubbesing, a senior in chemistry. Photo by Andrew Layton/Missouri S&T. 27375 S&T teacher education student and Rolla Middle School teacher selected for Space Symposium https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/st-teacher-education-student-and-rolla-middle-school-teacher-selected-for-space-symposium/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/st-teacher-education-student-and-rolla-middle-school-teacher-selected-for-space-symposium/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:24:16 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=27389 https://news.mst.edu/2019/04/st-teacher-education-student-and-rolla-middle-school-teacher-selected-for-space-symposium/feed/ 0 27389 Physics researchers discover new approach to control the spread of light https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/physics-researchers-discover-new-approach-to-control-the-spread-of-light/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/physics-researchers-discover-new-approach-to-control-the-spread-of-light/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:01:42 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=26800 https://news.mst.edu/2019/03/physics-researchers-discover-new-approach-to-control-the-spread-of-light/feed/ 0 26800 Missouri S&T joins LIGO Scientific Collaboration and world-class astrophysics research https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-joins-ligo-scientific-collaboration-and-world-class-astrophysics-research/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-joins-ligo-scientific-collaboration-and-world-class-astrophysics-research/#respond Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:19:43 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=26752 https://news.mst.edu/2019/02/missouri-st-joins-ligo-scientific-collaboration-and-world-class-astrophysics-research/feed/ 0 News and Events This visualization shows the coalescence of two orbiting neutron stars. The right panel contains a visualization of the matter of the neutron stars. The left panel shows how space-time is distorted near the collisions. Photo credit Karan Jani/Georgia Tech. 26752 MXene researchers find 2-D transition metal carbides react with water, opening a door to their unknown chemistry https://news.mst.edu/2019/01/mxene-researchers-find-2-d-transition-metal-carbides-react-with-water-opening-a-door-to-their-unknown-chemistry/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/01/mxene-researchers-find-2-d-transition-metal-carbides-react-with-water-opening-a-door-to-their-unknown-chemistry/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:02:01 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=26047 https://news.mst.edu/2019/01/mxene-researchers-find-2-d-transition-metal-carbides-react-with-water-opening-a-door-to-their-unknown-chemistry/feed/ 0 26047 Missouri S&T invites the public to a community-wide discussion on gene editing https://news.mst.edu/2018/12/missouri-st-invites-the-public-to-a-community-wide-discussion-on-gene-editing/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/12/missouri-st-invites-the-public-to-a-community-wide-discussion-on-gene-editing/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 21:16:23 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=25230 https://news.mst.edu/2018/12/missouri-st-invites-the-public-to-a-community-wide-discussion-on-gene-editing/feed/ 0 News and Events 25230 FYRE program advances freshman’s STEM passion https://news.mst.edu/2018/10/fyre-program-advances-freshmans-stem-passion/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/10/fyre-program-advances-freshmans-stem-passion/#respond Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:32:06 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=24274 https://news.mst.edu/2018/10/fyre-program-advances-freshmans-stem-passion/feed/ 0 News and Events Chemistry major Kaysi Lee works in a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy preparation lab in Schrenk Hall. Photo by Kandi Woessner. 24274 Not always bad—MXenes’ spontaneous oxidation harnessed to create 2-D nanocomposites https://news.mst.edu/2018/06/not-always-bad-mxenes-spontaneous-oxidation-harnessed-to-create-2-d-nanocomposites/ https://news.mst.edu/2018/06/not-always-bad-mxenes-spontaneous-oxidation-harnessed-to-create-2-d-nanocomposites/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:18:07 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=22541 https://news.mst.edu/2018/06/not-always-bad-mxenes-spontaneous-oxidation-harnessed-to-create-2-d-nanocomposites/feed/ 1 News and Events Illustration of environment-sensitive photoresponse of spontaneously partially oxidized Ti3C2 MXene thin film when exposed to UV light. Molecules in the surrounding environment modulate the photoresponse. 22541 Wound care technology invented at S&T hits marketplace https://news.mst.edu/2017/04/wound-care-technology-invented-at-st-hits-marketplace/ https://news.mst.edu/2017/04/wound-care-technology-invented-at-st-hits-marketplace/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:45:48 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=18437 https://news.mst.edu/2017/04/wound-care-technology-invented-at-st-hits-marketplace/feed/ 2 18437