Gecko-Approved: Copycat Red Nectar Shows Promise as a Natural Colorant
Sustainable, natural dye could solve a challenge for the food and textile industries. Plants that secrete colored nectars are part of an exclusive club. To…
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Researchers Boost Human Mental Function With Brain Stimulation – Could Treat Mental Illnesses
A University of Minnesota Medical School study indicates this method could be a new approach to treating a variety of severe mental illnesses. In a…
Exceptionally Preserved Fossil Sheds Light on the Evolution of How Dinosaurs Breathed
Using an exceptionally preserved fossil from South Africa, a particle accelerator, and high-powered x-rays, an international team including a University of Minnesota researcher has discovered…
Researchers Uncover Unique Properties of a Promising New Superconductor for Quantum Computing
Material could be used in future quantum computing applications. An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that a unique…
First-Ever Galaxy Observed in a “Blow-Away” State – Reveals Secrets of the Evolution of the Universe
Small galaxies likely played important role in evolution of the Universe. A new study led by University of Minnesota astrophysicists shows that high-energy light from…
Groundbreaking Research Optimizes Body’s Own Immune System to Fight Cancer
First-of-its-kind study shows how engineered immune cells move faster to attack the tumor. A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University…
New Research Shows How Reflecting Sunlight Could Cool the Earth’s Ecosystem
Published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, researchers in the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group — including Jessica Hellmann from the University of…
Groundbreaking New One-Step Process for Creating Self-Assembled Metamaterials
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a groundbreaking one-step process for creating materials with unique properties, called metamaterials. Their…
Unique Process Developed for Producing “Ultrastrong Coupling” Between Light and Matter
Discovery provides insight for developing next generation optoelectronic and infrared devices. In groundbreaking new research, an international team of researchers led by the University of…
How Genetics Could Impact COVID-19 Treatments
Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or data to support these claims….
Scientists Discover “Fool’s Gold” May Be Valuable After All
For the first time, researchers electrically transform material from non-magnetic to magnetic. In a breakthrough new study, scientists and engineers at the University of Minnesota…
Uncovering Why the COVID-19 Virus Is So Infectious and Efficiently Evades Immune Responses
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is highly infectious. Curiously, in many patients, it triggers poor immune responses, which prolongs illness. This helps the virus…
Scientists Built an Underwater Theater and Attached 3D Glasses to Cuttlefish – Here’s What They Learned
3D movies reveal how cuttlefish determine distance when striking at prey. While cuttlefish wearing glasses is an unexpected sight, a University of Minnesota-led research team…
Decoding the Brain to Help Patients With Mental Illness
Study demonstrates that network-level brain activity can detect specific types of mental effort. Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness…
A New Study Links Infant Antibiotic Use to Adult Diseases
New research from the University of Minnesota reveals a three-way link among antibiotic use in infants, changes in the gut bacteria, and disease later in…
Supercomputer Simulations Reveal an Unusual Death for Ancient Supermassive Stars
New supercomputer simulations show that non-rotating supermassive primordial stars can die as highly energetic thermonuclear supernovae powered by explosive helium burning, releasing about 10,000 times…
Researchers Publish Galaxy Zoo 2 Catalog, Data on More than 300,000 Nearby Galaxies
With data on more than 300,000 nearby galaxies, the Galaxy Zoo 2 catalog is 10 times larger than any previous catalog of its kind. More…
Scientists Guide Flying Robot with Their Thoughts
Using noninvasive 3-D brain-computer interfaces, scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed technology that allows them to use their thoughts to steer a flying…
