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Undergraduate Expo Showcases Student Ingenuity

April 8, 2013
By Dennis Walikainen

More than 60 Student Design and Enterprise teams solve problems for industry and other organizations at the Undergraduate Expo.

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The Mechanical Engineer and the Sunken Treasure

March 29, 2013
By Dennis Walikainen

Alumnus Mike Milosh did the engineering for a sunken treasure dive for one the biggest gold retrievals ever.

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Sarah Green, Jefferson Science Fellow

Sarah Green Named Jefferson Science Fellow

March 29, 2013
By Jennifer Donovan

Sarah Green, chair of the Department of Chemistry, has been named a Jefferson Science Fellow by the US Department of State.

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An open-source 3D printer printing an optical component, specifically, a filter bracket.

3D Printing Slashes Optics Lab Costs

March 29, 2013
By Marcia Goodrich

The study found cost reductions generally over 97 percent, with some components costing only 1 percent of the market price.

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Wolves of Isle Royale National Park.

Isle Royale Wolves Fall Prey to Inbreeding Problems

March 26, 2013
By Jennifer Donovan

Winter Study shows Isle Royale wolf population down to eight wolves, no new pups. 

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a) shadow behind metal cylinder under plane wave illumination; b) front reconstruction after passing cylinder cloaked by thin multilayer dielectric; c) total scattering cross width for cloaked & bare cylinders. (b) & (c) demonstrate the cloaking effect.

Invisibility Cloak Research Moves Forward at Michigan Tech

March 22, 2013
By Jennifer Donovan

A new design produces the simplest and most effective invisibility cloak yet. 

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I-Corps helps researchers learn to be entrepreneurs.

Researchers Invited to Learn Essentials of Entrepreneurship

March 20, 2013
By Jennifer Donovan

To help researchers fast-track their technologies to the marketplace, Michigan is launching a new entrepreneurial training program called Michigan Innovation Corps (I-Corps).

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Nearly all fresh fruit and vegetables are safe and nutritious. Michigan Tech researcher Jaroslaw Drelich has developed a new antimicrobial compound that could make our food supply even safer.

Michigan Tech Scientist Honored for Food Safety Innovation

March 18, 2013
By Marcia Goodrich

New material could have dozens of uses

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Colors Fly for Annual Pride Week Events

March 15, 2013
By Danny Messinger

Michigan Tech has numerous events scheduled for Pride Week, March 18-23, 2013.

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Will Cantrell, Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year

Will Cantrell Named Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year

March 13, 2013
By Jennifer Donovan

Michigan Tech physics faculty member Will Cantrell has been named a 2013 Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year.  

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