Materials students investigate Columbia explosion
Lehigh materials students are analyzing debris from the Columbia space shuttle, which exploded over the southern U.S. on Feb. 1, 2003.
Every year, seniors in the materials science and engineering department’s Failure Analysis course peer through microscopes to learn the variety of ways in which different materials deform and crack.
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New alloy may hold key to safer disposal of spent nuclear fuel
Lehigh researchers may have found the answer to how highly radioactive fuel can be safely transported and stored at a permanent facility.
A new alloy developed and patented by researchers at Lehigh and two national laboratories could help the U.S. dispose more safely of 50,000 tons of spent nuclear energy fuel that are now stored at 125 sites in 39 states.
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Lehigh research spurs first technology transfer grant
The first technology transfer grant under the new Keystone Innovation Zone program will help bring pioneering Lehigh research to market.
For 15 years, Rick Blum and his colleagues have worked to develop technology that can more effectively detect concealed weapons.
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Contribution helps Lehigh keep PACE with cutting edge technology
Lehigh has received the largest in-kind corporate contribution in the university’s history—valued at $31 million—from the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE).
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