Inventing Tomorrow, Fall 2010 (vol 35 no 1)

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Through the gold ring

2010 solar car unveiled University of Minnesota students unveiled their new Solar vehicle, “Centaurus II.” The light vehicle helped them take second place honors in the 2010 American Solar Challenge held in June.

Bin He, a University professor of biomedical engineering, has moved the technology of “mind control” into the realm of 3-D, which he hopes will help people who have only their minds with which to communicate.

Justin Revenaugh: Oil spill impact

Two recent CSE grads launch start-up

Justin Revenaugh, a University of Minnesota professor of geology and geophysics, discusses some of the pressing issues that the United States currently faces in light of the BP oil spill.

Meet a U of M physics student

Two recent College of Science and Engineering graduates discuss NewWater, the start-up company they created that will offer a biocatalyst-based drinking water filtration technology.

NOvA project: Community voices

Benjamin Kofalt, a sophomore majoring in physics, talks about the research group that is studying neutrinos and building a 15,000-ton particle detector that is part of the federally-funded NOvA project.

Residents of northern Minnesota and construction workers building the NOvA detector facility discuss the benefits the highenergy physics research project has brought their communities.

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