Category: Materials Science and Engineering
-
Bioengineer and M.D. receives Packard Fellowship to study cellular memory
The unique program awards $875k in flexible funding.
-
$2M to fast track stronger alloys
Machine-learning could guide engineers towards harder and tougher metal.
-
Toyota Research Institute and Michigan Engineering discuss importance of long-standing partnership
As the auto industry expands beyond transportation, university collaborations are more important than ever.
-
Largest U.S. investment in particle self-assembly seeks to deliver on nanotechnology’s promise
With applications in transportation, energy, health care and more, the center includes African universities and creates opportunities for overlooked talent in the U.S.
-
Cracking in lithium-ion batteries speeds up electric vehicle charging
Cracks in predominant lithium-ion electrodes shorten battery lifespans, but a neuroscience-inspired technique shows that they have an upside.
-
$18M for campus-wide ecosystem for designing and manufacturing materials
New center to advance materials research for quantum computing, sustainable plastics and more, while training a more representative workforce.
-
Amit Misra to lead Michigan Materials Research Institute
A leader in materials science and engineering, Misra looks to build on the Institute’s early impact.
-
$7.5M to harness atomic-scale defects for next-generation information processing
Disruptions in a material’s atomic structure could act as “nano-pipelines” for efficient transport of charge and spin.
-
$55M quantum institute launches at U-M to accelerate research, education
Quantum technology promises to address global challenges including cybersecurity and energy, and it could supercharge AI.
-
$130M Electric Vehicle Center launches at U-Michigan
A former auto industry executive has been named director of the state-funded center.
-
Record number of NSF CAREER awards received
Sustainable fuels, democratized programming tools, and Internet censorship countermeasures are a few of the projects’ broad potential impacts.
-
For the first time, controlling the degree of twist in nanostructure particles
Being able to decide not only whether a micron-scale particle twists but also how much could open new avenues for machine vision and more.