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Minnesota 2020
Minnesota has emerged as a leader in green chemistry and manufacturing, with the University of Minnesota's curriculum training future chemists in environmentally sustainable practices and the state's leading chemical companies making non-toxic... Read More
Minnesota 2020
Eolos is the Ancient Greek god of wind and the namesake for a new wind power research station at the University of Minnesota's UMore Park in Rosemount. Launched in 2010 with grants from the Recovery Act and the US Department of Energy, the station... Read More
National Science Foundation
Mixed prairie grasses, grown on degraded land, may be a better source of biofuel than corn ethanol or soybean biodiesel. The study, led by David Tilman at the University of Minnesota, showed that fuel made from prairie grass yields 51 percent more... Read More
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are developing Conductive Paint for Flexible Solar Panels
National Science Foundation
Researchers at the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Minnesota are developing conductive paint for making flexible solar panels. Efficient, flexible solar panels will be important for wide-scale use of... Read More