Research Archives - Space Institute

One Glass-Ceramic Sandwich, Extra X-Rays

UTSI researchers and their colleagues patented a new glass-ceramic scintillator configuration that improves medical imaging without increasing radiation dosage.

Decade of ‘Small’ Steps at UTSI Creates Giant Leaps for Tennessee

Over the last decade, UTSI has built a collection of hypersonics research tools that have big implications for both research and industry across Tennessee.

How Fast is a Mach 4 Field Goal? UTSI Interns Found the Answer

Associate Professor Phillip Kreth and a team of student interns put a football and a baseball in a Mach 4 wind tunnel to help the general public conceptualize hypersonic speeds.

UT Projects Receive State Transportation Funding

Two Engineering groups from the University of Tennessee received financial grants awarded by the Tennessee Department of Economic Community Development for transportation growth.

Ninety-three Researchers From College Make World’s Top-Cited Scientists Lists

More than 70 college faculty and researchers made this year’s list of the world’s top 2 percent of most cited scientists in their fields.

Zhao’s LAMP Lights a Safer Path for Future Transit

Peng Zhao’s extensive research expertise brings potential for impactful advances in electric-vehicle safety.

UTSI Playing Key Role in ARPA-E OPEN Project to Advance Liquid-Fueled Molten Salt Reactors

UTSI Research Scientist Brian Canfield, of the Center for Laser Applications, will conduct precise ultrafast laser micromachining of the diamond chips that are central to the spectrometry aspect of the research, a vital piece of the project’s overall success.