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Iron Man
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Growing up in the Philippines, University of Minnesota chemistry professor Lawrence Que found his calling early.
U physicists announce first results from MINOS experiment
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An international collaboration of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) announced the first results from the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (MINOS) experiment.
Good vibrations lead to better electronics
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A team of researchers led by electrical and computer engineering professor Philip Cohen has "tuned" laser beams to the natural vibrations of atoms and used the lasers to rid silicon crystals of hydrogen—a crucial step in manufacturing computer chips.
Researchers build 3-D mapping system
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This summer a team of University researchers is using a state-of-the-art 3-D laser to scan sections of downtown Minneapolis, including such landmarks as Walker Art Center. The researchers are building a three-dimensional mapping system that
Spitzer images confirm theory of solar system's origins
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University astrophysicists were part of a team that used the orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope to produce new infrared images of the Andromeda galaxy and confirm the theory that our solar system—and humanity itself—originated in cosmic dust.
The honor of a lifetime
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If the U.S. Senate is, as it has been called, “the most exclusive club in the world,” the National Academy of Sciences must be the second. It elects members from the cream of the the country’s scientific crop, and this year it added two from the University of Minnesota: Don Truhlar, chemistry, and David Kohlstedt, geology and geophysics.