Research News

Unglamorous solder is the foundation for all appliances

By Website Administrator | Sep 27, 2002

Working in what was once described to him as the "proctology of Electrical Engineering," Mark Palmer, of Kettering, is making researching solder alloys a lot sexier than it used to be.

Big answers found on microscopic level

By Website Administrator | Dec 6, 2002

Brent Lewis is digging deep, but not too deep, to study seasonal variability of heavy metals in coastal wetland sediments along Saginaw Bay.

No NOx: water and fuel mix well

By Website Administrator | Dec 2, 2002

Kettering University fired up a SR30 gas turbine jet engine last week looking for better emissions from commercial jet engines.

The answers are in the sediment

By Website Administrator | Jan 7, 2003

Like Livingston searching for the source of the Nile, Dr. Brent Lewis, associate professor of Environmental Chemistry at Kettering University, is searching for the source of pollution in the Swartz Creek Watershed, and subsequently the Flint River Watershed.

Research reveals nano particle potential

By Website Administrator | Mar 7, 2003

A new understanding of the structure of nano particles proves the old adage that "good things come in small packages."

Professor gives students historical truth through fiction

By Website Administrator | Mar 14, 2003

Corine Coniglio, assistant professor of Liberal Studies at Kettering, believes in the power of fiction and the study of literature in teaching students about the truth regarding American life and history.

Breath analysis may provide clues to what ails you

By Website Administrator | Apr 4, 2003

The eyes may be the window to the soul, but your breath could soon be the window to your over-all health.

The physics of the elusive "sweet spot" unraveled

By Website Administrator | Apr 25, 2003

Just what makes the "sweet spot" sweet is the focus of Dr. Dan Russell's seminal research into the physics of composite baseball and softball bats.

Engineering better medicine - one bead at a time

By Website Administrator | Aug 8, 2003

Medical doctors at McLaren Regional Medical Center and mechanical engineers at Kettering University have teamed-up to improve medical care for patients with massive soft tissue injuries to skin and muscle tissue, and persistent joint infections.

Equipment allows study of artificial hip replacement components

By Website Administrator | Sep 5, 2003

Kettering researcher Trevor Harding isn't afraid of taking a hip check.