Researchers Discover New Insights About the Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale
Wolf Pups Born on Isle Royale, Moose Poised for Decline Michigan Tech researchers return to the island to discover new insights about the wolves and…
Michigan Technological University News
Michigan Technological University, commonly referred to as Michigan Tech or MTU, is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan. Established in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School to train mining engineers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the university has expanded its curriculum over the years to include more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across various fields such as engineering, technology, forestry, business, and the sciences. Michigan Tech is known for its strong emphasis on research, experiential learning, and outdoor activities, owing to its location in the natural surroundings of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The university also boasts a significant focus on technological innovation and entrepreneurship.
Catching Electrons in Action in an Antiferromagnetic Nanowire for Ultrahigh-Density Data Storage
The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its behavior holds clues to new ways to store digital…
Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays Detected in Star Clusters – Energies Beyond Those From Supernovae Capable of Devouring Entire Solar Systems
For decades, researchers assumed the cosmic rays that regularly bombard Earth from the far reaches of the galaxy are born when stars go supernova —…
Climate Change Trends Revealed by World’s Largest Lakes
Sixteen years of remote sensing data reveals that in Earth’s largest freshwater lakes, climate change influences carbon fixation trends. NASA-funded research on the 11 largest…
Underwater Smart Glue Goes From Sticky to Not With a Small Zap of Electricity
With a small zap of electricity, biomedical engineers at Michigan Technological University take an underwater smart glue prototype from sticky to not in seven seconds….
Faster Than the Speed of Light: New Model Proposes Jets Go Superluminal in Gamma-Ray Bursts
Astrophysicists Jon Hakkila of the College of Charleston and Robert Nemiroff of the Michigan Technological University have published research indicating that blasts that create gamma-ray…
HAWC Collaboration Sheds Light on Antimatter Puzzle
A mountaintop observatory about four hours east of Mexico City, built and operated by an international team of scientists, has captured the first wide-angle view…
Graphene Balloon Yields Unprecedented Images of Hydrated Molecules
By using a “graphene balloon,” researchers from Michigan Tech and the University of Illinois-Chicago found a way to make electron microscopes friendlier to biological samples….
New 3D Graphene Material – An Inexpensive Replacement for Platinum in Solar Cells
A team of researchers has developed a 3D graphene material with a honeycomb-like structure that can replace the platinum in dye-sensitized solar cells without degrading…
Researchers Develop Transistors without Semiconductors
By placing nanometer sized quantum dots of gold across on the tops of the boron nitride nanotubes, researchers at Michigan Tech created a quantum-tunneling device…
Inexpensive Skin Patch Warns When It’s Time to Get Out of the Sun
A biomedical engineering design team from Michigan Tech has developed an inexpensive skin patch that warns the wearer when it’s time to get out of…
A New Kind of Invisibility Cloak Demonstrates Better Cloaking Efficiency
Using a new kind of cloak that uses a very thin multilayer dielectric coating made of natural material, not metamaterial, researchers at Michigan Technological University…
Increasing Solar Cell Efficiency With Graphene
In an effort to increase solar cell efficiency, scientists at Michigan Technological University are working on a cost-effective method that adds graphene to titanium dioxide,…