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February 20, 2012
Drexel University engineers have found a way to improve upon ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the glue that’s bonded much of the world’s construction since the late 1800s. In research recently published in Cement and Concrete Composites the group served up a recipe for cement that is more energy efficient and cost effective to produce than masonry’s most prevalent bonding compound.
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February 20, 2012
Next-generation body armor and batteries could be within reach according to a group of Drexel University engineers who recently presented their work with a sophisticated weave of carbon nanotubes, commonly called buckypaper, in ACS Nano, a publication of the American Chemical Society.
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February 20, 2012
Drexel University experts with a variety of expertise are available to help media report on stories regarding Marcellus Shale drilling.
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February 20, 2012
Researchers are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to test hypotheses about how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals moved and lived in their environments.
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February 20, 2012
Drexel University engineers have found a way to improve upon
ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the glue that's bonded much of the
world's construction since the late 1800s. In research recently
published in Cement and Concrete Composites, the group
served up a recipe for cement that is more energy efficient and
cost effective to produce than masonry's most prevalent bonding
compound.
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February 18, 2012
Dr. Vibha Kalra, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been awarded a pre-commercialization grant from the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center entitled, "Nanofiber-based Electrodes for Efficient Lithium-based Batteries."
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February 17, 2012
Department head Antonios Zavaliangos was quoted in an article in The Morning Call about a cracked gas
main in Allentown, PA that caused a natural gas explosion, killing
five people.
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February 16, 2012
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February 16, 2012
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February 16, 2012
A faculty member and two staff members from the Department of
Materials Science and Engineering and A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology
Institute (DNI) will be honored by the College of Engineering
during this year's Engineers Week.
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