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Autonomous vehicles

Is a future with self-driving vehicles closer than we think - researchers aim to find out in study

November 7, 2024

Transportation of the future may be closer than we think, however, a collaborative project between DriveOhio, the Department of Transportation and Ohio University is finding just how close we may actually be to autonomous vehicles and the impacts they could have on improving wellbeing and access.

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Faculty Experts Roundup

November 6, 2024

OHIO faculty celebrate publications, presentations and research achievements.

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Russ College is ready for Digital Enterprise Collaboratory opening in Dayton

November 5, 2024

The Digital Enterprise Collaboratory is a training, collaboration and innovation hub focused on rapid product development to enhance American manufacturing and increase military preparedness using digital tools and techniques.

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Wednesday, November 13 Siqin Liu - Final Dissertation Defense 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM Stocker Center
Wednesday, November 20 Eco Challenge 4:45 PM — 7:30 PM

Energy and the Environment

Reimagining Plastic Waste with the Russ College of Engineering and Technology

Researchers at Ohio University have a vision to address environmental challenges by repurposing mining and plastic waste into high performance building materials that possess lower embodied energy and emissions than current plastic composites. OHO's trademark RC Squared combines reclaimed carbon and plastic materials, forming high performance engineering plastic composed of nearly 100% recycled components.

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