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Alabama Graphite Finds Natural Graphene on its Coosa Property in Alabama    /  Market Watch

Alabama Graphite Corp. is pleased to announce that it has found naturally occurring flake graphene at its Coosa Property in Alabama, USA. The graphene was obtained using an innovative and…


Source: Market Watch    /    Published: March 13, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research   

Daily Planet: Shark Scales    /  Discovery Canada

What do a Mako shark and a golf ball have in common? For Dr. Amy Lang, it’s all about their need for speed. “Do you know why a golf ball…


Source: Discovery Canada    /    Published: February 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Study shows that Alabama still needs more state troopers    /  WVTM NBC 13

Drivers could soon see more state troopers on patrol across the state. This follows a law enforcement reorganization. Alabama law enforcement agency officials say 21 new state troopers graduated from…


Source: WVTM NBC 13    /    Published: February 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Research   

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State to inspect aging bridges after overpass concrete falls on car    /  The Baltimore Sun

Maryland’s top transportation official on Thursday ordered immediate inspections of 27 aging, state-owned bridges after a chunk of concrete fell on a Prince George’s County woman’s car from the bottom…


Source: The Baltimore Sun    /    Published: February 13, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

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School Bus Seat Belts; The Debate    /  KWQC TV 6

School buses already meet high crash standards. The government’s school bus rules date back to the 70’s. They’re designed around the idea of putting kids in a padded compartment. If…


Source: KWQC TV 6    /    Published: February 4, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Research   

Magnetics Society Honors UA MINT Director with Lifetime Achievement Award    /  UA News

An international organization for magnetics research and technology selected a University of Alabama researcher for its 2015 Achievement Award.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 4, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

Not-so-fun snow: How 2014’s winter storm changed the way Alabamians think of snow days    /  AL.com

Alabamians typically have always gone a little crazy when the word “snow” is in the forecast. Ice, too. Some will even get a little antsy around sleet. Social scientist Dr….


Source: AL.com    /    Published: January 28, 2015    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

Two UA Professors Selected for Research Leadership Roles    /  UA News

Two University of Alabama professors will soon add research leadership responsibilities to their campus roles.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 26, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News   

Univ. of Alabama start-up business presenting a platinum replacement    /  Tech Alabama

Could platinum soon become obsolete? A University of Alabama (UA) technology may be the answer to replace this precious metal. Zhichao Shan and Archana Panikar, UA chemistry graduate students; Dr….


Source: Tech Alabama    /    Published: January 14, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Engineered by humans, inspired by nature    /  Science Line

Inventors have been exploring biomimicry as early as the Renaissance era when Leonardo Da Vinci sketched out a bat-shaped wing contraption for human flight, called an ornithopter. Engineers take what…


Source: Science Line    /    Published: January 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.