From experimenting with elephant toothpaste to measuring the width of a single piece of hair, 24 Orchard Knob Middle School seventh-graders got a taste for science and a glimpse of college during their recent visit to UTC.
Undergraduate’s work featured on cover of science journal
Science is about discovery and often comes with surprises. UTC student Connor Frye’s research experience definitely had a lot of surprises.
Chemistry student selected for prestigious internship
Blake Corman tried to play it cool when he got an offer for a summer internship at a company that makes and sells hundreds of popular products.
Hitting the Spot: Professor heading to perfect site to view the eclipse
Physics professor Dr. Bob Marlowe is pretty wired about next week’s total solar eclipse.
Making music with light: Chemistry student spends summer researching the photoacoustic effect
Rachel Peters is making music with a laser. As a chemistry major entering her senior year, Peters and Dr. Han Park, assistant professor of chemistry, are researching what is called the photoacoustic effect.
Self-assembling Carbon Nanotubes: A Story that Tells Itself
Researchers at UTC, Rice and Texas A&M have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil can guide tiny tubes of carbon to self-assemble into wire-like structures up to 15 cm long.