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News/Faculty News, Research/Communications, Signal Processing, and Networking

Professor Georgios Giannakis elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

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A prominent scientist in the field of signal processing and communications, Giannakis has made significant contributions that have impacted wireless communications

Uncooled thermal detector
News/Faculty News, Research/Fields, Photonics, and Magnetics, Research/Micro and Nanostructures

New uncooled infrared detector with high sensitivity to significantly expand thermal imaging field of applications

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Scientists have developed a highly sensitive uncooled infrared thermal detector that could expand the field of applications for thermal cameras.

Prof. Chris Kim holding the fabricated chip in his hands
News/Faculty News, Research/Communications, Signal Processing, and Networking, Research/Computer Engineering, VLSI, and Circuits

All-to-all connected quantum-inspired Ising solver chip for faster, energy efficient solutions to optimization problems

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The team has used existing chip manufacturing technologies and design software to develop a chip that emulates quantum properties to find optimal solutions.

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News/Faculty News, Research/Fields, Photonics, and Magnetics

Celebration of life for Professor Robert Lambert

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The celebration of life will be held on August 3 at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Roseville, Minnesota

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News/Faculty News, Research/Computer Engineering, VLSI, and Circuits, Research/Fields, Photonics, and Magnetics

New semimetal could support quest for energy efficient electronic devices

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Scientists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have fabricated a thin film of a new topological semimetal that could have a significant application in electronics.

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News/Faculty News, Research/Fields, Photonics, and Magnetics, Research/Micro and Nanostructures

Minnesota Semiconductor Manufacturing Consortium Launches

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The Consortium aims to upskill Minnesota's technical workforce for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.

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News/Faculty News, Research/Biomedical and Biological Computational Methods, Devices and Systems, Research/Computer Engineering, VLSI, and Circuits

Chemistry for computing

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Scientists demonstrate use of acid-base reactions for information storage and processing

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News/Faculty News, Research/Energy Systems and Power Electronics

Rising to meet workforce shortage in power engineering

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The shrinking skilled workforce at a time when the power grid is rapidly evolving poses a serious concern. Regents Professor Ned Mohan and a team of dedicated scientists, engineers, and experts are working to change that.

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In memoriam: Prof. Emeritus Robert F. Lambert

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A brilliant scientist, Lambert was widely recognized for his groundbreaking work in acoustics, communication technology, and random vibrations.