College-wide featured stories
Research leads to record 16 startups in FY15
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In fiscal 2015, the Venture Center at the U’s Office for Technology Commercialization formed a record 16 startup companies around these inventions, topping the previous record of 15 companies in 2014 and bringing the total number of startups launched to 84 since the Venture Center formed in 2006.
Watson kicks off cognitive computing research
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This fall, University of Minnesota students with expertise in computer science and food security will explore new ways to curb the effects of avian flu outbreaks using a cutting-edge cognitive computing system.
Weirdos of the Universe
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Like a secret hiding right under our noses, neutrinos fly through our bodies by the billions every second, carrying with them—physicists hope—clues to the biggest riddle of all: Why are we here?
Defining moments of curiosity
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College of Science and Engineering faculty share their defining moments of curiosity that changed their careers.
Startup Profile: Minnepura Technologies Inc.
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A startup company using bacteria-based biotechnology to purify water that has been contaminated by chemicals from industrial processes is based on scientific discoveries by University of Minnesota researchers.
Probing a planetary system like ours
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The extraordinary sensitivity of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in southeastern Arizona has revealed the architecture of a young stellar system whose structure promises to shed light on how our own solar system formed and help answer questions about the number and locations of Earth-like planets.
Emad Ebbini: An Array of Possibilities
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Emad Ebbini, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, was firmly focused on a career in telecommunications engineering until his his father passed away. His research now focuses on using dual-mode ultrasound array technology to treat cancer.
Eray Aydil: Sun Signs
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Chemical engineering and materials science professor Eray Aydil started his research career working on integrated circuits but, as serendipity would have it, shifted to photovoltaics and solar cell research.
Beth Stadler: Magnetic behavior
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Beth Stadler, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, uses her curiosity to innovate on a daily basis. Her group specializes in fabricating magnetic and optical materials for novel devices, with one focus being magnetic barcode nanowires.
Marc Hillmyer: Building a better plastic
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Marc Hillmyer, a professor of chemistry and director of the Center for Sustainable Polymers, focuses on researching plastics that will be better for the environment.