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UND nabs $5M contract to develop augmented reality tech for U.S. Army UND and its research partners have been awarded a $5 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop augmented reality technology for U.S. Army vehicles. The university, along with AM General and ARA, will be developing technology that will allow soldiers […]

Research engineers in UND’s Institute for Energy Studies have been working with Wellspring Hydro for four years on a process that extracts valuable chemicals from wastewater produced by the oil and gas industry in North Dakota’s Bakken shale formation. The Williston-based company plans to build a facility – a rendering of which is above – in Williams […]

UND researchers are partnering with Minnkota Power Cooperative as part of a U.S. Department of Energy project to prevent cyberattacks on power plants. Minnkota operates the Milton Young Power Station near Center, N.D. Photo courtesy of Minnkota Power Cooperative. UND research aims to defend U.S. electrical grid against cyberattacks A cyberattack aimed at taking down […]

UND Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Sattar Dorafshan, pictured on the Sorlie Bridge in Grand Forks, is researching technology that can inspect infrastructure from above. Dorafshan employs unmanned aircraft to capture images of bridges and machine learning algorithms to analyze the resulting data. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. UND civil engineer uses drones, machine learning to […]

UND researchers are involved in a Department of Energy project to transform corn stover — the stalks, stems and leaves left after corn harvest — into a fuel capable of powering jet aircraft. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. UND to lead four-year, $3.75 million Department of Energy research project One of the significant challenges […]

Minou Rabiei’s research in the College of Engineering and Mines at UND is fueled by the economics of enhanced oil extraction, as well as the goals of increased safety and industry compliance. Rabiei wants to use Big Data to create a more effective and efficient industry. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. From drill bit to […]

In their quest to improve ceramics, metals and other materials, materials science students imagine the possibilities, says UND’s Surojit Gupta in his Faculty Lecture Don’t misunderstand. Materials science is a highly technical field, so almost any discussion among practitioners is going to involve words such as MAX Phases, nano-lignin, polyhydroxyalkanoates and thermoplastic aliphatic polymers. But […]

Nolan Theaker holds rare earth elements extracted from North Dakota lignite. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. UND awarded $6.5 million to extract rare earth elements from North Dakota lignite coal At one time, North Dakota’s lignite coal deposits were considered a liability because they didn’t burn “clean.” Today, they’re an asset that could lead to […]