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Dream of energy-collecting windows is one step closer to reality
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota and University of Milano-Bicocca are bringing the dream of windows that can efficiently collect solar energy one step closer to reality thanks to high tech silicon nanoparticles.
Five CSE faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors for 2017-19
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Five College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among nine recipients of the 2017-19 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, a program designed to advance the careers of the most promising junior faculty members who are at the beginning stages of their professional careers.
Researchers invent a breakthrough process to produce renewable car tires from trees and grasses
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A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has invented a new technology to produce automobile tires from trees and grasses in a process that could shift the tire production industry toward using renewable resources found right in our backyards.
Trap nasty carbon dioxide, save the world, become a 'Master of Filtering'
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering researchers have created a new computer game that lets players design and test new Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) within an interactive game center to become a “master of filtering.”
U of M engineering senior wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship to study at Cambridge
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Anthony Tabet, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, has been named a Churchill Scholar by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States, receiving one of the most selective and prestigious post-graduate scholarships worth about $60,000.
Caves in central China show history of natural flood patterns
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that major flooding and large amounts of precipitation occur on 500-year cycles in central China. These findings shed light on the forecasting of future floods and improve understanding of climate change over time and the potential mechanism of strong precipitation in monsoon regions.
Two U of M engineering faculty receive highest honor from U.S. government
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University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Michael McAlpine and Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Adjunct Associate Professor Bérénice Mettler have been named as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
More than 30,000 school kids will be on U of M campus this week to learn about science
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More than 30,000 school kids will be on the University of Minnesota campus this week learning about how science can be fun and interesting.
CSE grad students win Dow sustainability competition with 'perfect' soap molecule
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A team of University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering graduate students who created a soap molecule made from renewable materials has won the $10,000 first prize in the Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award competition.
Expert Alert: University of Minnesota research played important role in first statewide ban on antibacterial ingredient
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On Jan. 1, 2017, Minnesota becomes the first state in the nation to ban soaps containing the common antibacterial agent, called triclosan. For nearly a decade, researchers at the University of Minnesota have been studying the levels of triclosan and its degradation products in freshwater lakes and rivers.