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Expert Alert: CSE faculty available to discuss Mars rover landing
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When NASA’s car-sized Curiosity rover lands on Mars, it will mark the beginning of a prime mission to investigate one of the most intriguing places in our solar system. Two University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering who conducted experiments for the mission can comment.
University of Minnesota receives grant from DEED for expansion of Medical Devices Center
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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering announced today that it has been awarded $1.08 million from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to convert 8,000 square feet of unfinished space into an expanded facility for the Medical Devices Center on the Minneapolis campus.
Cross-country solar car race to end in St. Paul on Saturday, July 21
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The Minnesota State Capitol Mall will transform into a unique finish line as collegiate solar cars from across the country and Canada complete the American Solar Challenge in St. Paul on Saturday, July 21.
University of Minnesota teams up with Google to offer new 360-degree images of Antarctica
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With images gathered by the Polar Geospatial Center, Google has expanded its 360-degree imagery of Antarctica giving the public an opportunity to view important and historical locations such as the South Pole Telescope, Shackleton’s hut, the Cape Royds Adélie Penguin Rookery, explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s hut, McMurdo Research Station and many other sites.
Expert Alert: University of Minnesota physicists play key role in search for Higgs boson
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University of Minnesota physicists have played a key role in the identification of a new particle that could help scientists answer questions about what the Universe is made of, what forces act within it, and what gives matter substance.
U of M professor delivers the science of Spider-Man
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If you find yourself on the edge of your movie theater seat while watching the new Sony film The Amazing Spider-Man, chances are you are fully engrossed in the movie’s fantastic world – a believable fake reality made possible by the expertise of Jim Kakalios, a physics professor at the University of Minnesota and one of the scientific consultants on the film.
University of Minnesota discovery to improve efficiencies in fuel, chemical and pharmaceutical industries
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University of Minnesota engineering researchers are leading an international team that has made a major breakthrough in developing a catalyst used during chemical reactions in the production of gasoline, plastics, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals.
U of M solar car team to unveil new car June 26
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The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team will unveil its newest solar-powered car. This is the first public viewing of the car in preparation for the 2012 American Solar Challenge, a 1,600-mile race starting in Rochester, N.Y. and ending in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, July 21 at the State Capitol Mall.
U of M Innovative Engineers student group receives international honor for wind energy work in Nicaragua
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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering student organization Innovative Engineers has received international recognition for their wind energy project in Nicaragua.
Cougar population regenerates after 100 years of decline, U of M researcher finds
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American mountain lions, or cougars, are re-emerging in areas of the United States, reversing 100 years of decline, new research by a University of Minnesota scientist shows.