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Neutrinos are particles with the smallest mass, the weakest interaction, and no electric charge. Neutrinos change as they travel and their oscillations could tell why the universe exists. U of M physicists discovered the third of the three neutrino types and are measuring the oscillations of neutrinos shot through the earth from Chicago to the U of M laboratory in northern Minnesota.
Mechanical engineering associate professor Rajesh Rajamani and a research team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing a prototype of a narrow commuter vehicle that would take up less than half the space of a standard automobile and could be driven two abreast in a normal traffic lane, helping alleviate traffic congestion.
Each year, the University of Minnesota's School of Mathematics offers about 200 classes--teaching math to more than 13,000 students from a wide variety of academic areas. As large as those numbers are, the department expects them to increase as math skills become increasingly important in our society.
Geology assistant professor Katsumi Matsumoto, who researches carbon cycles, says approximately half of the carbon dioxide emitted in recent decades has remained in the atmosphere. The oceans absorb about 30 percent, and land plants and soils absorb the rest. This partitioning has changed in the past and will change in the future, as we continue to modify the land surface and marine environment.
Electrical and computer engineering professor Ned Mohan and his University of Minnesota colleagues are researching new technologies for storing energy generated by wind turbines and converting it into usable electricity. Mohan is also researching ways to save energy by making motors and generators smaller and more efficient.
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