Category: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Give Earth [another] chance
50 years after the first Earth Day, the next generation is rewriting the rules.
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Optimizing comfort for nurses in high-stress situations with sensors
Wearable sensors help pinpoint stressful moments during medical procedures.
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A plasma reactor zaps airborne viruses – and could help slow the spread of infectious diseases
Using nonthermal plasma reactors, researchers could one day curb the spread of airborne pathogens.
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‘Aged’ urine won’t transfer antibiotic resistance when converted to fertilizer
Findings raise prospects for recycled urine as a more environmentally-friendly fertilizer.
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How self-driving car subsidies could carry us through the ‘dark age’ of deployment
A game-theory approach identifies which policy could support autonomous vehicles’ market penetration—and environmental benefits
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Hands-on in the Amazon
As the climate changes, a grad student and mom decodes the math that drives the rainforest.
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Solve for life
Racing to unlock the equations that could save the Amazon – and us all.
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Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses, study shows
Combining virus deactivation and filtration is highly effective against contaminated air.
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Cryptocurrency innovation: U-M to establish FinTech Collaboratory
New funding model will drive innovation and could help close the infrastructure finance gap.
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Smart infrastructure financing: Why data could be the answer
Exploring new financial models to improve infrastructure funding.
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M-Air Net autonomous aerial vehicle outdoor lab opens
Michigan Engineering now hosts advanced robotics facilities for land, air, sea, and space.
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Benton Harbor partners with U-M researchers to bolster public transit
Surveys and electronic tracking will help boost transit efforts to connect residents with jobs.