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Study led by CEMS Associate Professor Bharat Jalan, from our EMD program, uncovers how structural changes affect the superconducting properties of a metal oxide
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered how subtle structural changes in strontium titanate, a metal oxide semiconductor, can alter the material’s electrical resistance and affect its superconducting properties.
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Xiang Cheng, of the CPF program, conducted a new study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces
A first-of-its-kind study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers reveals why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces. The discovery could help engineers design better, more erosion-resistant materials.
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Xiang Cheng and Lorraine Francis of our CPF program discovered how bacteria swim through different complex fluids and environments...
Their findings could help scientists develop new treatments for bacteria-causing diseases and design bacteria-based systems for delivering drugs into the human body.
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Dan Frisbie, of the NMP and OM programs, reaches Chemistry of Materials' 1k club
Congratulations to Dan Frisbie, CEMS Department Head, who reached the Chemistry of Materials’ 1k Club (articles published in Chemistry of Materials that have been cited more than 1,000 times) for “Introduction to Organic Thin Film Transistors and Design of n-Channel Organic Semiconductors" published in 2004, along with...
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Assistant Professor Michelle Calabrese, of the MP program, has been selected for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation...
(NSF) to support her project “Beyond alignment: novel mechanisms for controlling block copolymer phase behavior using magnetic fields.”
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UMN start-up based on Professor Bob Tranquillo's research closes $10 million Series A financing
Vascudyne, Inc., a biotechnology trailblazer in regenerative medicine, recently announced it has raised $10 million Series A cash financing through a global group of investors. Vascudyne’s proprietary TRUE Tissue technology was developed by Professor Robert Tranquillo— a Distinguished McKnight University Professor with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota—and researchers in his lab.
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