Category archive for ‘Research’ 
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September 10, 2013
Peter Walker, the internationally acclaimed landscape architect who designed the National September 11 Memorial, will be at UT on September 16 to kick off the Robert B. Church III Memorial...Read More »
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September 9, 2013
Nanowire networks have become very common in electronic devices. But given their scale, they can be tricky to make. Working with physics professor Hanno Weitering, graduate student Saban Hus set...Read More »
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September 6, 2013
In Clay County, Kentucky, flooding or ice frequently blocks access to emergency services. If a tornado hit the area, shelter would also be hard to find. A group of UT...Read More »
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September 5, 2013
Before watching the Vols vs. Western Kentucky football game this Saturday, gridiron fans can enjoy a little intellectual scrimmage at UT's Pregame Showcase. Kate Jones, associate professor of physics and...Read More »
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September 5, 2013
In 2010, a Cathay Pacific Airways plane was arriving in Hong Kong when the engine control thrusts seized up and it was forced to make a hard landing—injuring dozens. The...Read More »
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September 4, 2013
Religious intolerance. Chinese history. Slave emancipation. These are among the topics that will be addressed by prominent scholars in the second annual lecture series presented by the UT Humanities Center....Read More »
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September 4, 2013
After surgery or an injury, American doctors' go-to treatment has become the pain killer Vicodin. In fact, 99 percent of all hydrocodone, the narcotic agent in the prescription, is used...Read More »
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September 3, 2013
The growing trend of falsified and plagiarized research will be the topic Friday at the first Science Forum of the fall semester. Neal Stewart, professor and Racheff Chair of Excellence...Read More »
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August 30, 2013
Websites like Tumblr catalogue pieces of what are deemed "bad art" such as a painting of a dog with colorful stars for teeth or a crying horned animal with human-like...Read More »
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August 28, 2013
Steve Zinkle, an authority on the effect of radiation on materials in fission and fusion nuclear reactors, has been named the thirteenth University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor's Chair....Read More »
