Michigan Tech News

October 2013

Honors Institute Gets a Home to Call Its Own

October 3, 2013
By Karina Jousma

Honors Institute students move into Honors House, a newly renovated residence. 

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3D printing can save energy by using less raw material. These partially printed Swiss children's blocks show how a printer can partly fill the interior of an item with plastic while maintaining its strength. Samuel Bernier photo

3D Printing: The Greener Choice

October 3, 2013
By Marcia Goodrich

It takes less energy—and thus releases less carbon dioxide—to make stuff at home with a 3D printer than to manufacture it overseas and ship it to the US.

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Nasser Alaraje

Nasser Alaraje Receives Fulbright to Teach in Qatar

October 2, 2013
By Marcia Goodrich

School of Technology professor to teach reconfigurable computing to both students and educators

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Cyber Citizens offers EthnoApp.

Michigan Tech Students Develop Phone Apps for Citizen Scientists

October 2, 2013
By Monica Lester

Students collaborate on NSF-funded smartphone apps for citizen scientists.

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