Engineers Explain Everything
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S1E12 World Champs: Missouri S&T’s Mars Rover Design Team
What does it take to build a world-champion Mars rover for the annual University Rover Challenge? Chase Stem, CEO of Missouri S&T’s Mars Rover Design Team, discusses the team’s work, what the…
S1E11 Flying Cars Are Coming — And They’ll Be Electric
Set in 2062, The Jetsons imagined a future with flying cars. Engineers today are working to make these vehicles a reality sooner than the Jetsons timeline may suggest. Dr. Xiaosong Du explains how…
S1E10 Liquid Gold: Extracting Metals with Water-Based Solutions
You combine crushed rock with water and cyanide. You double-check your notes, built on the wisdom of generations past. Eventually, you have liquid gold — and you have the power to turn it into solid…
S1E9 Everything You Didn’t Know About Glass (and Why It Matters)
When most people think about how glass can be used, storing nuclear waste probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But it’s a major part of Dr. Charmayne Lonergan’s research. In this…
S1E8 Microwaved Curry and the Future of Pharmaceuticals
Microwaving turmeric might sound like a step in a recipe book, but it’s actually part of Dr. Hany El-Azab’s biomedical engineering research. El-Azab explains how microwave-assisted chemistry could…
S1E7 How to Have a Blast: Explosives Engineering Explained
Explosives engineers make things go boom. But it’s more complicated than that. Dr. Catherine Johnson explains what explosives engineering entails, the career possibilities in the field, her…
S1E6 The Hottest Topic in Academia — Literally
Hypersonic vehicles travel at least five times the speed of sound and can experience temperatures twice as hot as molten lava. Engineers like Dr. William Fahrenholtz are developing advanced ceramic…
S1E5 Absorb This: Engineering Everyday Paper
Paper products are part of everyday life, but their performance depends on expert engineers. What makes a paper towel truly superior? Why do toilet paper companies even need to market their products?…
S1E4 The Big Potential of Small Nuclear Reactors
Big developments in nuclear energy are increasingly centered on smaller reactor designs. Dr. Joshua Schlegel explains what a small modular nuclear reactor is, how these smaller reactors differ from…
S1E3 These Minerals Are Vital for National Security and the Economy
Many of the key materials that make modern technology possible are classified by the U.S. government as critical minerals. Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei explains why these materials matter for national…
S1E2 Timmy the Tree: Plant Detective (Phytoforensics)
Plants don’t talk, but engineers know how to make them tell stories. Dr. Joel Burken explains phytoforensics — a concept developed at Missouri S&T that uses plants to detect and monitor…
S1E1 What is Engineering, Anyway?
Dr. David Bayless helps unpack what engineers actually do and why the field is so important. From different engineering disciplines to research on bioreactors designed for the moon, the conversation…
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