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Paper authored by Professor Keshab Parhi and alumnus Xingyi Liu featured in Quantum Zeitgeist
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The highlighted paper offers a new approach to molecular and DNA memristors
Professor John Sartori is a 2024 Innovation Impact Case awardee
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The award recognizes Sartori and Professor Michael Pitt (Department of Pediatrics) for Q-rounds, a hospital round queueing software.
SRC honors Professor Chris Kim with Sustainable Future Award
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The award recognizes Kim’s work on a groundbreaking energy efficient quantum-inspired chip that can solve complex optimization problems
Planar hyperbolic polaritons: an opportunity for new tools for thermal and nanoscale applications
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In the Nature Communications article, scientists provide an insight into particles called planar hyperbolic polaritons and their potential applications as tools for the control of electromagnetic fields at the nanoscale as well as thermal management.
Visual technique to detect misfolded proteins could aid early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases
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Detection of misfolded proteins in biological samples by observing capillary behavior can make for a cost-effective diagnostic technique
New hardware device to make artificial intelligence applications more energy efficient
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The state-of-the-art hardware device could reduce energy consumption for artificial intelligence (AI) computing applications by a factor of at least 1,000.
Professor Emeritus Bruce Wollenberg receives 2025 IEEE Herman Halperin Award
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Wollenberg’s contributions to power engineering stem from his industry, and academic and research experiences. They are a uniquely successful combination that are practical while also bearing the latest solutions from academia.
Professor Steven Koester named UMN's first chief semiconductor officer
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The University of Minnesota has named ECE's Professor Steven Koester as its first Chief Semiconductor Officer. Koester will coordinate University research and education initiatives and investments related to microelectronics
University of Minnesota to support federally funded cybersecurity center
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The DOE grant will support energy security research and cybersecurity education programs
Professor Chris Kim receives Intel’s 2023 Outstanding Researcher Award
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The award recognizes a unique chip architecture designed by Professor Kim and his research team