April 2009 Archives

Portions of the Missouri Energy Summit, chaired by Missouri S&T Chancellor John F. Carney III, will be available for viewing live over the Internet.

Norman Cox, an associate professor of electrical engineering, figures his 1977 Volkswagen Rabbit gets the equivalent of about 130 miles to the gallon - primarily because it doesn't run on gasoline.

As energy prices soar and the problem of greenhouse gases accelerates, some U.S. cities are looking for ways to go green.

The current U.S. energy crisis includes deep dependence on foreign oil, too great a reliance on non-renewable fossil fuels, and carbon dioxide emissions that are causing severe changes in the global climate. Finding solutions to these problem will require a synergy of innovative minds. To that end, Missouri University of Science and Technology has now joined a national consortium to help find long term, secure, sustainable, and environmentally friendly sources of energy.