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George Barany portrait
People-Profiles, Research

Professor George Barany to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

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Chemistry Professor George Barany has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow for his inventions that have furthered detection of genetic diseases.

Keshab Parhi portrait
People-Profiles, Research

Professor Keshab Parhi to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Keshab K. Parhi has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow for his innovations that form the backbone of the Internet.

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Nanotechnology, Research

Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture

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In groundbreaking new research, an international team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has developed a unique process for producing a quantum state that is part light and part matter.

CSE researcher Onri Benally
People-Profiles, Research, Students

Hardwired for science

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CSE researcher Onri Benally took his love of physics from the mountains of Arizona to the North—and found his niche studying quantum computing and nanotechnology.

Researchers with large T. rex bone after coring
Research

T. rex had huge growth spurts, but other dinos grew 'slow and steady'

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By cutting into fossils and examining growth rings, scientists have discovered how predatory dinosaurs got so big.

A wildfire
Research

Bolstering the post-wildfire recovery pipeline

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Civil engineering professor Lauren Linderman is working with West Coast researchers to help communities address water pipeline contamination in the aftermath of wildfires.

Stock photo of electric scooters parked on a curb
Awards-Grants, Research

CSE team receives $1.2 million NSF grant to develop smart e-scooters

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CSE researchers Rajesh Rajamani, Nichole Morris, and Ju Sun aim to add tracking systems on electric scooters to improve safety of riders on the road.

Close-up photo of researchers with trombone player at Orchestra Hall
Medical-Health Technology, Research

Musical instruments don’t spread aerosols as far as you might think

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University of Minnesota Associate Professor Jiarong Hong is working with the Minnesota Orchestra to find out how aerosols are released and spread via wind instruments.

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Research

Artificial intelligence, real-life results

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With help from the U of M Medical School and Institute of Health Informatics, computer science assistant professor Ju Sun is leveraging artificial intelligence to diagnose COVID-19 through x-ray imaging.

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Medical-Health Technology, Research

New research could help millions who suffer from ‘ringing in the ears’

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In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as “ringing in the ears.”