January 4, 2023
Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power
Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is ten times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind.
Scalable method to manufacture thin film transistors achieves ultra-clean interface for high performance, low-voltage device operation
Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful
Simple neural networks outperform the state-of-the-art for controlling robotic prosthetics
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Scalable method to manufacture thin film transistors achieves ultra-clean interface for high performance, low-voltage device operation
Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful
Simple neural networks outperform the state-of-the-art for controlling robotic prosthetics
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CAMPUS & cOMMUNITY
Elizabeth Holm named Next Materials Science and Engineering Chair
Duraisamy to lead Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering
Remembering Huei Peng
New initiatives and developments at Michigan Engineering
It’s time for engineering to be equity-centered
In an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed, Dean Gallimore says diversity, equity and inclusion should be a required part of engineering schools’ curricula.
New U-M robotics undergraduate program to meet surging demand for roboticists
An inclusive-by-design degree program centers on how an embodied intelligence senses, reasons, acts and works with humans to establish a pipeline of people-first roboticists.
The box that rocked the universe
Hitching a ride to the stars
Meet the U-M researcher who helped pioneer the CubeSat—and a new era in space exploration.
COVID-19
From mask decontamination and wastewater testing to airflow modeling and creating a safer campus, Michigan Engineers are helping in the fight against COVID-19.
SPACE
Michigan Engineering helped lead space discovery beyond the telescope and into its defining era. See how Michigan Engineers are continuing to protect our most precious planet while traveling across the solar system and beyond
WATER QUALITY
Clean water is a human right. See how Michigan Engineers are working to make an impact on our infrastructure to improve safety.
