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Archaeologist Timothy Scarlett with a pulley stand at the Quincy Mine, near Hancock. He�s searching for a simple way to keep such iron artifacts from rusting away.

Archaeologist, Chemical Engineer Unite in a War on Rust

May 2, 2012
By John Gagnon

Iron artifacts corrode and break down, a process that spells ruin for preservationists. What if you could stop the rust?

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Dollar Bay High School Enterprise student shows an Isle Royale National Park ranger how their remotely operated vehicles work to locate invasive zebra mussels.

Enterprising High School Students Showcase Accomplishments in Detroit

May 2, 2012
By Jennifer Donovan

12 High School Enterprises present their work at a High School Enterprise Showcae in Detroit, sponsored by Michigan Tech and General Motors.

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Members of the foot team, left to right, are Stephanie Bass, Victoria Demers, Marcel Kerkove, Allison Lebovsky, Paul Sturmer and Robert Strobel.

Students Reach Out to India and Its Poor

April 30, 2012
By John Gagnon

Designing two inexpensive, workable prostheses: a foot and a knee

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Leaving bottles of water in the sun kills bacteria?but only if the water is transparent. Michigan Tech?s Joshua Pearce has devised a simple way to clarify water, so even muddy water could be made save for drinking. SODIS photo

Clean Drinking Water for Everyone Video

April 30, 2012
By Marcia Goodrich

A scientist at Michigan Tech has developed a simple, cheap way to make water safe to drink

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Marty Richardson, Michigan Tech Board of Control

Michigan Tech Board of Control Approves Updated Strategic Plan

April 27, 2012
By Jennifer Donovan

Reaffirms fundamental goals, emphasizes entrepreneurship and outlines specific objectives

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Michigan Tech’s “Paradise Lost” Finds a Blue Ribbon at Regional Chem-E-Car Competition

April 25, 2012
By Marcia Goodrich

Team also recognized for creativity, safety

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A Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers student volunteer holds a soda can ripped apart by a pingpong ball.

Air Power Can Blow Holes in Soda Cans; You Can Walk on Water Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers Brings the Mysteries of Science to Washington, DC

April 25, 2012
By Jennifer Donovan

A karate master can break a brick with his bare hands, and children visiting the Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers exhibit at the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival at the Washington Convention Center this weekend can hurl a ping pong ball right through a soda can—learning for themselves the physics of air pressure. 

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mining equipment

Back to the Future: Mining Engineering Returns to Tech

April 25, 2012
By Dennis Walikainen

A new Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree, with a technical emphasis in mining engineering, will begin in fall 2012.

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Graphene

Graphene Boosts Efficiency of Next-Gen Solar Cells

April 23, 2012
By Marcia Goodrich

Improved electrical conductivity enhances electron transfer, says Michigan Tech scientist

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Michigan Tech's Hybrid Electric Vehicle Mobile Lab heads for Washington, DC.

Mobile Lab Takes Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology on the Road

April 23, 2012
By Jennifer Donovan

Washington, DC and the Detroit area are getting a peek at the workings of hybrid electric vehicle technology, as Michigan Tech's HEV mobile lab goes on the road.

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