Author: Gabe Cherry
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Printed meds could reinvent pharmacies, drug research
A new process can print multiple medications onto a single dissolvable strip, microneedle patch or other surface.
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Building a Stronger Haiti with Chocolate
Meet the Michigan Engineer who walked away from a six-figure career to help farmers and create jobs, building Haiti’s first bean-to-bar chocolate operation in her hometown.
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Reading cancer’s chemical clues
A nanoparticle-assisted optical imaging technique could one day read the chemical makeup of a tumor.
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“Learning database” speeds queries from hours to seconds
Verdict can make databases deliver answers more than 200 times faster while maintaining 99 percent accuracy.
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Heat-conducting plastic could lead to lighter electronics, cars
Unfurling the long chains of molecules in plastics could help them dissipate heat more easily.
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Lab-grown lung tissue could lead to new cancer, asthma treatments
A look at how Michigan Engineers created a biomaterial scaffold to help researchers from the U-M Medical School grow mature human lung tissue.
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Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks
More efficient LED lighting and invisibility cloaking are two possible applications for a new process that adds metallic nanoparticles to semiconductors.
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Kicking the hornet’s nest: the Kirkendall Effect
A 23 year-old Michigan Engineering graduate student turned metallurgy upside down.
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‘Magic’ alloy could spur the next generation of solar cells
A new alloy could reduce the cost of high-efficiency solar cells called “concentrator photovoltaics.”
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Joanna Millunchick named associate dean for undergrad education
Millunchick aims to create a more vibrant, engaging and inclusive community of scholars.
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Growing STEM
In 2013, alumna Aisha Bowe co-founded STEMBoard, a technology company. STEMBoard’s goal is to help historically underrepresented youth play a role in designing tomorrow’s technologies.
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Beyster Collections showcase a lifetime of ideas from U-M alum
Three permanent exhibits on U-M’s North Campus pay tribute to the achievements of Michigan Engineer J. Robert Beyster