U of M researchers are part of the 'Andromeda Project' that will use people power to examine thousands of Hubble Space Telescope images of the galaxy to identify star clusters. 6: Minnesota DailyĪstronomers ask public to help identify star clusters The number of women studying STEM fields has gradually grown over past decades, but the percentage of women in most engineering and physical science fields is still relatively small. 10: Loku Aerospace WatchĪ CSE student group created a winter light show, 'Illumination,' using over 100,000 LED lights, and set to University student-composed and performed music. White Bear Lake High School students paired with the University's aerospace department to launch a high-altitude helium balloon carrying a payload of scientific instruments.

White Bear Lake aerospace class gets glimpse from on high Physics professor Roger Rusack leads a University group that played a part in this summer's groundbreaking discovery of the Higgs Boson, and comments that the best way to overcome budget cuts is to come up with the best ideas. 'Fiscal cliff' could hurt University research Students in a mechanical engineering class exhibited their self-constructed robots that are tasked with 'doing something interesting.' Dec. U of M students show creativity in building robots University of Minnesota has received a $720,000 grant to lead an international, multi-university virtual institute for the study of Earth-surface systems, with a special emphasis on watersheds and deltas. U of M to lead international virtual institute studying climatic and human effects on Earth 12: Minnesota Daily Smithsonian Budapest Index Minnesota Public Radio Scientific American Dec. University physics professor and Zooniverse co-founder Lucy Fortson discusses how Zooniverse technology is now being used to analyze millions of photos taken of wildlife in the Serengeti. 19: Pioneer PressĮlectrical and computer engineering professor Massoud Amin discusses the costs and benefits of smart grid technology. 21, also known as the last date of the Maya Long Count Calendar, and the likelihood that visiting aliens would rather communicate with us than conquer us. Physics professor Joseph Kapusta discusses Friday, Dec. The team says the technology could dramatically increase Internet download speeds while also consuming less power.

University of Minnesota researchers led by Mo Li have invented a novel microscale mechanical switch of light on a silicon chip.

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