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Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan. Its main campus sits on 925 acres (374 ha) on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake. Michigan Tech was founded in 1885 as the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and was created to train mining engineers to operate the local copper mines. Science, technology, forestry and business have been added to the numerous engineering disciplines, and Michigan Tech now offers more than 130 degree programs through its five colleges and schools.

3D Nano-inks Push Industry Boundaries

“A new, 3D-printable polymer nanocomposite ink has incredible properties — and many applications in aerospace, medicine and electronics. Mechanical engineering researchers at Michigan Technological University have created a way to make a 3D-printable nanocomposite polymeric ink that uses carbon nanotubes (CNTs …

What Tiny Surfing Robots Teach Us About Surface Tension

“Propelled by chemical changes in surface tension, microrobots surfing across fluid interfaces lead researchers to new ideas. Spend an afternoon by a creek in the woods, and you’re likely to notice water striders — long-legged insects that dimple the surface …

Industrial 3D Printing Goes Skateboarding

“Kayak paddles, snowshoes, skateboards. Outdoor sporting goods used to be a tough market for 3D printing to break into, but fused particle fabrication (FPF) can change that. A team led by engineers from Michigan Technological University and re:3D, Inc …

Teaching Old Tech New Tricks

“Using century-old minerals processing methods, chemical engineering students have found a solution to a looming 21st-century problem: how to economically recycle lithium ion batteries. Lei Pan’s team of chemical engineering students had worked long and hard on their research …

Better, Faster, Stronger: Building Batteries That Don’t Go Boom

“Understanding how lithium reacts to pressure developed from charging and discharging a battery could mean safer, better batteries. There’s an old saying: “You must learn to walk before you learn to run.” Despite such wisdom, numerous industries skip the …

Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy Makes a Window into the Nanoscale

“From energy materials to disease diagnostics, new microscopy techniques can provide more nuanced insight. Researchers first need to understand the effects of radiation on samples. In a new paper published last week in Science Advances (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaq1202 …

Electronic Applications - An Online Text

“Electronic Applications - An Online Text”

Introduction to Electronics - An Online Text

“Introduction to Electronics - An Online Text”