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In the news: Michigan Engineering experts June 14-18

Highlights include Popular Science, CNet and Science Alert

Popular Science

june 14

NASA’s Juno orbiter captured striking close-ups of Jupiter’s biggest moon

Xianzhe Jia offers perspective on the recent Ganymede flyby that left radiation marks on the orbiter’s photos. Xianzhe Jia an associate professor of climate and space sciences and engineering.

Science alert

June 15

A satellite study just changed how we track microplastics on a global scale

Chris Ruf explains how CYGNSS can help us track where plastics enter our oceans, find where they’re aggregating and could inform where we look to clean them up. Ruf is the Frederick Bartman Collegiate Professor of Climate and Space Science,

MLive

June 15

Documents show Trump pushed voter fraud claims on prosecutors as Michigan cast electoral votes for Biden

Alex Halderman disputes claims made by former President Trump around “massive fraud” within Dominion voting systems. Halderman is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

Cnet

june 17

How one snail species survived a nasty predator’s killing spree

David Blaauw explains how the Michigan Micro Mote helped scientists uncover how P. hyalina survive an extinction brought about by the rosy wolf snail. Blaauw is Kensall D. Wise Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Mlive

June 17

Worried your smart home device is listening to you? University of Michigan researcher has a solution

Alanson Sample explains how ultrasonic sound listening can make the most of smart home technology without recording any conversations or voices. Sample is an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

Science News

June 18

Collapse may not always be inevitable for marine ice cliffs

Jeremy Bassis and researchers are using computer simulations to model the impact of ice cliff collapse. Bassis is an associate professor of climate and space sciences and engineering.

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