A world of research at Oregon State University

Tag: technology

Wired Watershed

Post author By shermale
Post date January 23, 2009

It took a potato launcher, a canoe and a helium-filled balloon to propel a high-tech scientific enterprise during an international workshop at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest.

Tags Agriculture, Engineering, environment, Fiberoptics, Forestry, John Selker, Oregon State University Advantage, Science, technology

Healthy People

No Barriers

Post author By shermale
Post date July 19, 2008

OSU engineer Katharine Hunter-Zaworski designs mass-transit equipment that makes travel not only more accessible but also more dignified.

Tags Accessible Transportation, Business, Engineering, technology

Healthy Planet Innovation

Sustainable Supply Chains

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date July 19, 2008

Recycling isn’t just for consumers. Manufacturers are finding competitive advantages in what is known as “end-of-life product management,” says OSU business professor Zhaohui Wu.

Tags Business, College of Business, Engineering, Recycling, Sustainability, technology

Healthy Economy Innovation

Wired Fantasies

Post author By shermale
Post date July 19, 2008

There’s a cyber-equivalent of souping up your car inside and out: “modding.” It’s part of the DIY (“do it yourself”) computer culture. Instead of gutting and customizing your ride, you’re modifying your PC.

Tags Business, College of Business, Computers, Engineering, technology

Service to Oregon Student Research

Devoted to Nano

Post author By shermale
Post date June 1, 2008

In OSU’s micro- and nano-materials lab, Anna Putnam puts a printed layer of lithium iron phosphate precursor into a tube furnace, where it decomposes and forms nanosize gas bubbles. The result is a nanoporous material that is suitable for an electrode in small, lightweight batteries.