by anc021 | Mar 28, 2012 | Features
Anti-icing systems could make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain during winter months. College of Engineering researchers are developing a system that uses a conventional photovoltaic system to supply energy to a conductive concrete slab that would...
by anc021 | Mar 28, 2012 | Features
Researchers at the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University will share more than $1 million in grant funding, partly from NASA with matching funds from each institution to investigate the use of semiconductor materials in photovoltaic devices that power...
by anc021 | Mar 28, 2012 | Features
A tool created by U of A researchers and their colleagues will help hog farmers increase productivity, decrease costs and minimize the environmental impact of swine production in the United States. With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the team, which...
by anc021 | Mar 19, 2012 | Features, Spring 2012
In the field of biomimetics, or bio-inspired engineering, nature’s designs form the basis of engineering projects. At the University of Arkansas College of Engineering, researchers in several different fields are looking to the natural world for ideas and tools that...
by anc021 | Mar 19, 2012 | Class Notes, Spring 2012
Andrew “Bill” Wright, Jr., 88, of Richmond, Va. died October 22, 2011. He was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Wright Brown. Survivors include his wife and devoted companion of 62 years, Martha Mills Wright; sons, William Andrew III, Gary, Tim and Chris; five...
