University of Utah metallurgists used an old microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor rapidly using cheap, abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. They hope it will be used ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

May 06, 2013 4.5 / 5 (14) 1 |

A newly developed membrane used to separate waste from water could become key in the treatment of pollutants ranging from acid mine drainage to oil-containing wastewater, as well as in processes ranging from desalination ...

Chemistry - Other

Mar 26, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Eighty-five years after the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, a faculty member at Missouri University of Science and Technology answered one of maritime sleuths' burning questions about the disaster: ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 11, 2012 3.5 / 5 (4) 0

Dr. Ronald Kohser has been keeping a close watch on coins during his career. According to Kohser, a professor of metallurgical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, it currently costs the U.S. Mint ...

Other Sciences - Other

Mar 13, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1