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Hyper drive
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As driverless cars move closer to reality, a University of Minnesota team examines what they'll mean for the future.
Citizen science projects have a surprising new partner—the computer
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New computer machine learning techniques can be now be used in crowdsourcing projects to deal with massively increasing amounts of data—making computers a surprising new partner in citizen science projects.
Pigs and plasma
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A team of CSE faculty and graduate students are collaborating with researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab to promote swine health and safety in the food industry at large.
Renovation brings robotics research a new home
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A new, $13 million laboratory provides improved spaces for robotics researchers and better opportunities for collaborating across disciplines.
Land O’Lakes gift supports student learning and industry studies
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CSE faculty will partner with students and industry experts on a new wind tunnel in the Mechanical Engineering Building.
New research center based in Minnesota to explore spintronics materials for advanced computing
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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering announced today that it will lead and house a new $10.3 million Center for Spintronic Materials in Advanced Information Technologies (SMART) focused on novel materials for advanced computing systems over next four years.
Every Drop Counts
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CSE engineers and scientists are tackling water-quality threats on multiple fronts to ensure our communities are healthy and sustainable.
Lurking hazards of a germ killer
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When Distinguished McKnight University Professor Bill Arnold found triclosan in Minnesota lakes, a state and federal ban on the chemical followed.
Wild rice and cultural collaboration
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Three College of Science and Engineering researchers are working with Indian tribes on a two-year project that uses wild rice as a flagship for clean water.
Promising polymers
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Researchers in the Center for Sustainable Polymers are finding new ways to make plastics that can help the environment.