College-wide featured stories
The news from 13.7 billion years ago
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Physicist Vuk Mandic is on a hunt for a prize quarry: gravitational waves generated as far back as the Big Bang.
Designing Fellows
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Four mid-career professionals in the University’s Medical Devices Fellows program focus on creating marketable products that meet consumer and industry needs.
CSE team tests submersible camera in Gulf oil spill clean up
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A team of College of Science and Engineering researchers has been instrumental in providing a valuable tool used in the cleanup efforts of the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Volcanoes of the deep: Researcher studies earth forms beneath the ocean
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Journey to a volcanic area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean with University researcher Julie Bowles
Professor reveals new milestone in mind control
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Biomedical engineering professor Bin He recently revealed new research that shows how his students can move virtual objects in 3D with only their minds. This technology could have potential benefits for stroke and paralysis survivors.
Freshmen course project featured in Sky and Telescope Magazine
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Participants in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics freshmen seminar course "Spaceflight with Ballooning" and its partner adult course (offered through the College of Continuing Education) submitted an image which has been selected and featured in Sky and Telescope Magazine.
University of Minnesota researchers clear major hurdle in road to high-efficiency solar cells
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A team of University of Minnesota-led researchers has cleared a major hurdle in the drive to build solar cells with potential efficiencies up to twice as high as current levels, which rarely exceed 30 percent.
Mapping the bottom of the world
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Based in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Morin and his staff of 10, including some five undergrad and graduate students, produce tailor-made maps that researchers and logistics experts in the U.S. Antarctic Program depend on daily. Morin will use images from any satellite belonging to any country, and many of his team’s maps are "firsts."
Solar car to race June 3-5 in Texas
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The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team will once again make the trek to Cresson, Texas, for the 2009 Formula Sun Grand Prix. With its latest car, named Centaurus, the students hope to continue the team’s past success as one of the most competitive teams in solar racing, with a record that includes 10 top-two finishes and a reputation for sound engineering and reliability.
Grad student develops 'geowiki' for cyclists
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Computer science graduate researcher Reid Priedhorsky has developed a new tool that stands to make bicycle journeys more expedient and more enjoyable.