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Researchers develop state-of-the-art device to make artificial intelligence more energy efficient
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Engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have demonstrated a state-of-the-art hardware device that could reduce energy consumption for artificial intelligent (AI) computing applications by a factor of at least 1,000.
Energy drink: What can you do with wastewater from brewing beer?
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Paige Novak, head of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and her team are exploring whether the carbon in a brewery's wastewater could be recovered and turned into something useful.
Study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound
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A team of University of Minnesota doctors and engineers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body and lower the chances of the virus coming back strongly after initial treatment.
Researchers create new chemical compound to solve 120-year-old problem
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For the first time, chemists in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have created a highly reactive chemical compound that has eluded scientists for more than 120 years.
Researchers advance detection of gravitational waves to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering co-led a new study by an international team that will improve the detection of gravitational waves.
Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.
U of M researchers lead NASA’s first solar flare observation campaign
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For the first time, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities launched a sounding rocket to study solar flares in real time.
New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
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For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior.
Study provides new insights into deadly acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities may have discovered a mechanical explanation for instability observed in the lungs in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), particularly in the aftermath of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or pneumonia.
New study is first step in predicting carbon emissions in agriculture
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For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have demonstrated that it is possible to provide accurate, high-resolution predictions of carbon cycles in agroecosystems, which could help mitigate the impacts of climate change.