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For CSE grad student, soft robotics plus smart fabric equals huge potential
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In the College of Design’s Wearable Technology Lab, electrical engineering Ph.D. student Alireza Golgouneh helps design electrical components for smart garments, from wearable assistive devices and exoskeletons to pressurized astronaut suits.
New research may help scientists unravel the physics of the solar wind
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A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers, using data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, provides insight into how solar wind is generated and accelerated, bringing scientists one step closer to being able to predict “space weather.”
With the help of citizen scientists, U of M-led research team completes the largest-ever search for ‘clumpy’ galaxies in the modern Universe
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With the help of citizen scientists, a new study found that there are significantly fewer clumpy galaxies—or galaxies with dense, star-forming regions—than expected in the local universe, paving the way for more detailed research on how galaxies evolve over time.
CSE junior advocates for underrepresented in STEM
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Grace Hansen co-founded the Green Girls STEM Foundation to foster diversity in science and engineering and encourage youth to explore robotics.
Researchers develop first fully 3D-printed, flexible OLED display
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In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities used a customized printer to fully 3D print a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.
Professor Jian-Ping Wang to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors
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Distinguished McKnight University Professor Jian-Ping Wang, a world-renowned researcher who holds 65 patents, has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow and will be inducted into the NAI at the academy’s annual meeting in June 2022.
Ilsa Shobe: Future doctor, Olympic hopeful, CSE student
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Biomedical engineering student Ilsa Shobe—completing her degree remotely from Salt Lake City, Utah, as she trains for the 2026 Winter Olympics—is using physics to help the U.S. speedskating team skate more efficiently.
Researchers find new way to manipulate properties of ultrathin semiconductors
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University of Minnesota researchers have discovered a simple way to control the properties of ultrathin 2D materials that could lead to new types of adaptable and responsive electronic devices.
Yutong Pang’s secret to finding sustainable solutions
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After discovering the key to the technology behind sustainability startup Låkril Technologies, chemical engineering graduate student Yutong Pang is ready to bring more chemistry applications to market.
You can help scientists study the Sun
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A new citizen science project, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota with support from NASA, allows volunteers to play an important role in learning more about the Sun by using their personal computers.