Author: Kate McAlpine
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Optimizing AI energy consumption throughout its entire lifecycle
Funded with $1.83M from DARPA, University of Michigan Engineering leads a project that aims to cut AI’s energy needs by up to half.
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Embolism treatment developed at U-M receives FDA clearance
New device eases the removal of blood clots from vessels with a combination of suction and agitation.
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Treating life-threatening blood clots in minutes with swirling sound waves
The NIH is funding a U-M-led team developing a device that breaks up pulmonary embolisms with ‘vortex ultrasound’
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Steering wheel communicates for better semi-autonomous driving performance
Unlike driver-assist systems that correct steering without warning, this haptic wheel leads to improved driving, trust and teamwork between the human and automation.
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Small robot propulsion: low-power twisting enables hopping, swimming
The mechanism works on challenging surfaces such as slippery cloth and grass-covered ground, producing frog-like motion.
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U-M physics and engineering researcher named Clarivate Citation Laureate
22 researchers honored for Nobel-class discoveries.
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Most powerful laser in U.S. renewed for five years
The U.S. National Science Foundation provides $33M to make key upgrades and keep the laser in service for a growing group of U.S. and international users.
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Academic and industry center to solve digital twin challenges for manufacturing
Digital twins could make manufacturing more efficient with early defect detection, just-in-time maintenance and personalized worker assistance.
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HydroGym trains, assesses AI for actively controlling fluid dynamics
With more than 60 environments, the simulated proving ground aims to speed the development of AI controllers that optimize drag, lift, noise and heat management.
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Harnessing climate investments to serve development goals
Analysis reveals how wealthy nations can unlock more non-climate benefits by fulfilling their declared climate plans than those with emerging and vulnerable economies.
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Quantum made practical: U-M-led team advances in NSF center competition
The project aims to develop plug‑and‑play photonic chips that bring quantum‑light measurements out of the lab into field‑ready commercial devices.
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Turboelectric airliner concept co-designed by U-M engineers
Multidisciplinary design and optimization enabled the team to explore 20 different aircraft architectures in 100,000 scenarios.