Defense-related research projects at Missouri S&T stand to gain $15 million through the Defense Appropriations bill, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week. According to a press release from U.S. Rep. Joann Emerson, whose 8th Congressional District includes Rolla, the bill contains $3 million for power generation and storage systems,
$3 million for robotic weapons systems, $3 million for heat-resistant
materials used in hypersonic flight and $6 million to detect and track
explosive materials such as Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), a topic we wrote about a few days ago.
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