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The flume that started it all
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The 275-foot-long flume spanning the length of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory is a nod to its 80-year-old history—and to the man who saw it expanding beyond river hydraulics.
University of Minnesota opens new robotics research labs
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Robotics research at the University of Minnesota received a big boost with the opening of new state-of-the-art robotics research labs.
CSE researcher makes history at the bottom of the world
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University of Minnesota astrophysicist Robert Schwarz holds a place unique in history. Over the past 22 years, he has spent 14 Southern Hemisphere winters at the Pole—more than anyone else.
Magnetic Possibilities
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Distinguished McKnight Professor Jian-Ping Wang is a world-leader in spintronics and will lead the University of Minnesota's new Center for Spintronic Materials in Advanced Information Technologies (SMART).
Researchers discover new type of stellar collision
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New observations of a stellar phenomenon by a team of researchers, including University of Minnesota astrophysicists, has solved a 348-year-old mystery.
University of Minnesota awarded federal grant to research autonomous vehicles
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The University of Minnesota has received a $1.75 million grant over three years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the NSF's Smart & Connected Communities grant program.
Researchers receive $8 million to study fundamental science of waves
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The University of Minnesota announced today an award of $8 million over the next four years from the Simons Foundation to an international collaboration to study the fundamental science of waves. The University of Minnesota will lead the collaboration.
Researchers aim to raise infant vaccination rates with innovative transportation options
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A University of Minnesota team is testing a new strategy in Uganda to offer residents living in high-density urban areas cheap, reliable transportation to clinics.
Researchers 3D print electronics and cells directly on skin
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In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a real hand for the first time.
Researchers uncover the farthest star ever seen
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More than halfway across the universe, researchers have spotted the farthest individual star ever seen. The star is 9 billion light years away.