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BepiColombo approaching Mercury. Credit: European Space Agency

U-M researchers to help unravel Mercury, solar system mysteries

In ESA's BepiColombo mission, an examination of the particles in Mercury's upper atmosphere will shed light on what the planet is made of. | Medium Read
Students and instructor tear open a voting machine

A secure future for US elections starts in the classroom

A new special topics course on election cybersecurity provides students with a deep examination of the past, present, and future of US elections. | Medium Read
The HERCULES laser

$6.8M initiative to enable American laser renaissance

After Europe and Asia surpassed U.S. in high intensity laser research in the early 2000s, the Department of Energy is funding new collaborative research network to make the U.S. more competitive. | Medium Read
Videos

Mars Habitat | University of Michigan Team BLiSS

Biopolymer for Compostable Diapers | U-M Startup Ecovia Renewables

6099 : A Search for the Self, the Soul, and the Way Out

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Research News
An oil refinery at night.

A new company, Omniscent, is sniffing out dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in the air

Subscription service offers real-time monitoring | Medium Read

U-M faculty to pursue battery breakthroughs as part of nationwide initiative | Short Read
Has the Olympics changed how it measures false-starts in track? | Medium Read
Getting smart about construction safety | Medium Read
Campus & Community
Lynn Conway, Emerita Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, speaks at a U-M Workshop on Nano and Micro Manufacturing
Computing pioneer to receive honorary U-M doctorate

Lynn Conway is a leader in the microchip design revolution that made cell phones and laptops possible, and an internationally-recognized advocate for transgender rights. | Medium Read

Embracing changing landscapes: autonomy, space exploration and diversity | Medium Read
Understanding at every level | Medium Read
Beyond college midterms, North Campus students are focused on midterm elections | Short Read
Faculty Perspectives
Hurricane Florence approaching the east coast. Photo courtesy of the NOAA
Hurricane Florence: U-M researchers forecast impacts

More than 2 million people could lose power, and flooding is the major concern for several reasons. | Medium Read

How recycling more steel and aluminum could slash imports without a trade war | Medium Read
What are these ‘levels’ of autonomous vehicles? | Medium Read
Zuckerberg Capitol Hill testimony: Engineering experts offer comments | Short Read
On-Ramp to a Driverless Future

Features
Ripple Effect

What’s happening in Detroit, with the help of the Michigan Engineering Zone, may help solve Michigan’s economic manpower problem.

The threat that never sleeps: Can science stop superbugs?

Traditional antibiotics are losing the battle with bacteria and Michigan engineers are stepping into the breach.

Creating Better Engineers

Understanding mentorship and community to create engineers.

Q&A with Samuel Ting

Nobel Laureate and Michigan Engineer

In the News
Vox November 12, 2018
This is the most important moral question about self-driving cars
EECS-CSE professor Benjamin Kuipers discusses self-driving cars' decision-making process with Vox.
Eurekalert! November 9, 2018
A stellar achievement: Magnetized space winds in the laboratory
The international team that includes Prof. Louise Willingale is investigating the role of intense magnetic fields dragged by high-speed plasmas through astrophysical environments. HERCULES was used in the experiments.
GQ November 5, 2018
How to hack an election
EECS-CSE professor Alex Halderman discusses voting machine vulnerabilities ahead of midterm elections.
Popular Science November 2, 2018
Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing
EECS-CSE professor Rada Mihalcea discusses her research and how they trained an algorithm to detect lies.
history

Five year plan: The North Campus story

Ed Lesher: Aircraft Hall of Famer

LASIK: The Bladeless Scalpel

Q&A with Samuel Ting

Photography
An overhead photograph of two graduate students wearing baseball caps and safety vests as they stand on a concrete ledge next to a body of water and install a metal stand for a stormwater sensor.
A more intelligent water infrastructure requires the installation of stormwater sensors, like this one in White Lake, MI. |more »