CSE in the News

September 2026

Researchers pinpoint key early-universe measurement with record precision
T“This is a physics experiment on a grand scale and one of the biggest findings in my entire 40-year career,” said Evan Skillman, University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy. Sept. 9: EurekAlert!; Newswise; MSN; Phys.org; Bright Surf; Ohio State News; Sept. 10: Mirage News; (7 as of Sept. 10 at 8:40 a.m.)

Divers use 3D pointing gestures to communicate with underwater robots
The research team, led by Chelsey Edge of Carleton College, Demetrious Kutzke and Junaed Sattar of the University of Minnesota, and Megdalia Bromhal of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, sidestepped the problem with an elegant trick. Sept. 6: Bioengineer.org; Scienmag (2 as of Sept. 8 at 1:55 p.m.)

Chicago Lifted Intolerable-Rated Drawbridge in Peak Heat; It Jammed for Hours
There is a complicating factor beyond simple linear expansion. Lauren Linderman, associate professor of civil, environmental, and geo-engineering at the University of Minnesota, has documented that the most damaging thermal effect on bridges is not uniform expansion but thermal gradients — when the sun-heated top surface of a steel deck runs significantly hotter than the shaded underside. Sept. 3: Tech Times