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Paleontologist Switek offers new ideas about an old subject -- dinosaurs

Paleontologist Switek offers new ideas about an old subject -- dinosaurs

Millions of years after dinosaurs became extinct, scholarly thought about them continues to evolve. A new book and other writings by paleontologist Brian Switek are full of new thoughts about an ancient subject.

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McKnight grants to fight climate change

The McKnight Foundation says it's focusing its climate-related efforts on the Midwest, beginning with a $25 million grant to two organizations.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Senator: NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it closer

Senator: NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it closer

NASA is planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator said Friday. The ship would capture the 500-ton, 25-foot asteroid in 2019. Then using an Orion space capsule, a crew of about four astronauts would nuzzle up next to the rock in 2021 for spacewalking exploration, according to a government document.

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U-Wis, MSU get $125M for biofuels research

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $125 million to Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin to continue their work on advanced biofuels, according to officials at MSU.

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Ask a Neuroscientist: Mapping the human brain

Ask a Neuroscientist: Mapping the human brain

President Obama has asked Congress to spend $100 million next year to start a project that will explore details of the brain. It's been compared to the big effort to map the human genome, which started in the 90s.
by Tom Weber

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Older engineers battle age discrimination

Is age discrimination a problem for engineers? Ed Schlesinger, head of the department of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, joins The Daily Circuit to discuss finding employment as an engineer.

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Minn. lab gets 3D image of elusive neutrino

A University of Minnesota physics lab has recorded its first three-dimensional image of a key subatomic particle. It's part of research that scientists hope will give them a better understanding of the universe.

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Risk and reward at the dawn of civilian drone age

Risk and reward at the dawn of civilian drone age

The dawn of the age of aerial civilian drones is rich with possibilities for people far from the war zones where they made their devastating mark as a weapon of choice against terrorists.

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Virtual reality, goggles and all, attempts return

It's back. The virtual reality headset, the gizmo that was supposed to seamlessly transport wearers to three-dimensional virtual worlds, has made a remarkable return.

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Can your robot throw a Frisbee? Minn. high schoolers compete to find out

Can your robot throw a Frisbee? Minn. high schoolers compete to find out

This year 180 Minnesota schools have FIRST Robotics teams. That compares with just two teams in 2006, when Lawrence first became involved. In fact, more Minnesota schools have robotics teams than hockey teams.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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