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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.
Tinkering in different buoyancies
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CSE graduate student Michael Fulton boils down his research—and Minnebot, the underwater robot—in the University of Minnesota's Interactive Robotics and Vision Lab.
CSE by the numbers: Outreach programs
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Each year, more than 50,000 students—from kindergarten to high school—are drawn to summer camps, enrichment programs, and outreach initiatives at the College of Science and Engineering.
Letting nature do its work
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BBE student Maria Camila Merino Franco managed several “floating wetland” islands that control harmful algae blooms in Minnesota.
Puerto Rico flashback
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CSE alumnus Ruben Otero De Leon reflects on Hurricane Maria and how his island nation can weather future power failures
Addressing a different sense of urgency
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University of Minnesota alumnus Jay Axness (Mechanical Engineering ’08) helped get gasoline flowing again after Hurricane Harvey struck.
Restoring infrastructure to rebuild lives
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Kenton Spading (Civil Engineering '84), a hydrologist with the Army Corps of Engineers, reflects on his recent hurricane-recovery efforts.
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.