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Watch Cells Trek Along Vesicle ‘Breadcrumbs’

A new technology developed by Professor Colin Hisey illuminates the messages that cells leave behind.Read more

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New Institute to Speed Adoption of Breakthrough Medical Tech

Led by Professor John Rogers, the Querrey-Simpson Institute for Translational Engineering for Advanced Medical Systems is launching with $29 million in support from Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey.Read more

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How Bacteria Use Enzymes to Direct Carbon Traffic

A new study by Professor Ludmilla Aristilde and her team shows how soil microbes steer carbon flow to adapt and create precursors to valuable byproducts.Read more

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Bandage-Like Device Brings Texture to Touchscreens

The soft, stretchable VoxeLite developed by Professors J. Edward Colgate and Michael Peshkin wraps around a fingertip to let users feel the digital world.Read more

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Gu Receives $3.8 Million DARPA ScAN Program Award

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Professor Jie Gu and co-PIs from the University of Minnesota and Duke University up to $3.8 million through the Scalable Analog Neural-networks program.

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