Researchers Discover New Type of Stellar Collision

New observations of a stellar phenomenon by a team of researchers, including University of Minnesota astrophysicists, has solved a 348-year-old mystery.
8-Oct-2018 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

University of Minnesota awarded federal grant to research autonomous vehicles

The University of Minnesota has received a $1.75 million grant over three years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study autonomous vehicles as part of the NSF's Smart & Connected Communities grant program.
5-Oct-2018 7:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered how to slow aging

University of Minnesota researchers have found a natural product, called Fisetin, reduces the level of damaged cells in the body, which can slow the aging process.
2-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

University of Minnesota to lead $5.3 million federal grant to improve electronic circuit design

The University of Minnesota announced today that it has received a four-year, $5.3 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, to lead an effort that could spark the next...
25-Sep-2018 7:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers Discover How Caged Molecules ‘Rattle and Sing’

A team of energy researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy when confining molecules in small nanocages. The discovery could improve...
10-Sep-2018 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers Release the Most Accurate Map of Antarctica Terrain

A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota and The Ohio State University have released the most accurate high-resolution terrain map of Antarctica ever created.
4-Sep-2018 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers Receive $8 Million to Study Fundamental Science of Waves

The University of Minnesota announced today an award of $8 million over the next four years from the Simons Foundation to an international collaboration that will study the fundamental science of waves.
31-Aug-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers 3D Print Prototype for ‘Bionic Eye’

A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery marks a significant step toward creating a “bionic eye” that could someday...
28-Aug-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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