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Is the Internet running out of space?

2009-11-10T19:14:10Z

]]> With Internet traffic growing steadily, rumors that overusage will crash this pillar of modern society crop up from time to time. But University of Minnesota researcher Andrew Odlyzko doesn't buy that. He sees traffic growing at somewhere around 50 percent per year and the average internet user consumes 10 to 15 gigabytes of data per month, but it's nothing to worry about -- at least not yet. Wireless devices like iPhones and Blackberries are putting a strain on the networks and current technology can catch up.

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Solar House Public Tour with Shengyin Xu

2009-09-23T13:08:00Z

]]> University of Minnesota students from a range of disciplines, including architecture, engineering and communications have been working together on an energy efficient solar house which will be transported to Washington D.C. for a competition that will help identify the future of sustainable housing.

Interview with U of M Solar Decathlon Project team leader Shengyin Xu.

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Solar House Exterior Tour with Josh Quinnell

2009-09-21T15:09:21Z

]]> ICON Solar House Exterior Video Tour with Engineering/Energy Model Team Leader Josh Quinnell

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Energy and design student innovators compete in D.C.

2009-09-17T15:09:59Z

]]> Next month a group of University of Minnesota students will travel to Washington DC for the 2009 Solar Decathlon, an international competition to design, build and operate a highly energy-efficient, completely solar-powered house. Student project leader Shengyin Xu says that a priority was to incorporate the solar panels into a visually appealing design.

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Student Panel 2009: IT Sneak Preview

2009-09-01T17:46:45Z

]]> A panel of IT students share their candid school experiences with an audience of high school juniors interested in the Institute of Technology.

Moon Landing Remembered

2009-07-16T16:31:51Z

]]> That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind... On July 20, 2009, it will be 40 years since Neil Armstrong uttered those first words from the surface of the Moon. As NASA celebrates the monumental anniversary, University of Minnesota physics professor Robert Pepin, who was a science advisor for the Moon missions, gives his thoughts on the significance of the event.

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Moon landing 40th anniversary

2009-07-09T13:21:43Z

]]> MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (7/9/2009) - The University of Minnesota Moment radio feature for the week of Monday, July 13, is available to Minnesota radio stations for free:

Moon landing 40th anniversary

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind... This July 20th it will be 40 years since Neil Armstrong uttered those first words from the surface of the Moon. As NASA celebrates the monumental anniversary, University of Minnesota physics professor Robert Pepin, who was a science advisor for the Moon missions, gives his thoughts on the significance of the event.

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Motorcycle for paraplegic rider hits the road

2009-06-09T15:57:48Z

]]> University of Minnesota engineering students have developed a motorcycle that can be ridden by paraplegics. The motorcycle is equipped with landing wheels much like the ones on a jet which allows riders to come to a stop as the wheels come down.

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Solar House is taking shape

2009-06-05T12:47:29Z

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Engineers Without Borders-UMN Uganda Project

2009-06-02T15:47:11Z

]]> The Engineers Without Borders-University of Minnesota student chapter presents Anatomy of a Project: A Story Through Imagery.

Since February 2007, EWB-UMN has been working with the Uganda Rural Fund to bring potable water and ecological sanitation to a new school in Uganda called the Hope Integrated Academy. Without these basic systems in place, the school would not be able to provide the education, as well as access to health, livelihood, and improved quality of life, for these young people and the surrounding community of Mulobere. To address the need for water and sanitation, a team of students and professional engineers from the University of Minnesota and local engineering companies are working with Uganda community members to develop solutions.

U of M researcher develops brain-scanning process

2009-05-21T15:45:46Z

]]> University of Minnesota McKnight professor Bin He has developed a new technique that has led to preliminary successes in noninvasive imaging of seizure foci. He's technique promises to play an important role in the treatment of epileptic seizures.

He's research, called Functional Neuroimaging, has completed its first round of testing in epilepsy data collected at the Mayo Clinic. He's medical device images the brain while epilepsy patients have a seizure and then allows surgeons to identify the network where the seizure is caused.

Approximately one-third of people who suffer from epileptic seizures cannot be treated by medication, and this process could lead to further advancements in surgical treatment.

He's research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

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U of M opens cutting-edge physics lab

2009-05-18T13:02:40Z

]]> MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (5/14/2009) - The University of Minnesota Moment radio feature for the week of Monday, May 18, is available to Minnesota radio stations for free:

U of M opens cutting-edge physics lab

Last week the University of Minnesota broke ground near International Falls for a cutting-edge international physics lab known as the NOvA detector facility. Its purpose? To study neutrinos, the fundamental building blocks of matter. Bill Miller, the project's manager, says this is a major step forward into the physics of the unknown.

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IT student groups conduct home energy audit

2009-05-14T17:55:58Z

]]> Institute of Technology engineering students from the University of Minnesota’s Active Energy Club and Engineers Without Borders student chapter have adopted a home in St. Paul where they have conducted an energy audit. Using high-tech computer systems, the students pinpointed several simple solutions that will improve the energy efficiency of the house. For example, upgrades to lighting and insulation, increased water conservation and using programmable thermostats can all reduce the amount of energy a home uses.

The project gives the homeowner valuable knowledge, free of charge, on how to make their house more efficient and gives the students hands-on learning.

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U of M NOvA Neutrino Lab ground breaking

2009-05-13T13:55:30Z

]]> Construction has started on the University of Minnesota's NuMI Off-Axis Electron Neutrino Appearance (NOvA) detector facility, a laboratory of the School of Physics and Astronomy. The lab will house a 15,000-ton particle detector near the Ash River - about 40 miles southeast of International Falls - that will investigate the role of subatomic particles called neutrinos in the origin of the universe.

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Medical Devices Fellows Program

2009-05-04T19:28:02Z

]]> The Medical Devices Fellows Program is a full immersion educational and product development program for medical device creation. It is led by MDC Director Professor Are Erdman and Program Director Dr. Marie Johnson, who both have a successful history in creating medical devices - including prototyping, testing, applying for patents, leading and managing interdisciplinary teams, interfacing with medical professionals, and working with business and regulatory issues. More informaiton about the fellows program can be found at http://www.mdc.umn.edu/fellows.html

This story originally appeared in the spring 2009 issue of Legacy, a quarterly magazine for U of M donors and friends published by the University of Minnesota Foundation. Read the full story here: http://giving.umn.edu/extras/medical_devices_center/

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