Author: Kate McAlpine
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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.
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Knee exoskeletons to relieve arthritis pain, preserve mobility
Extending a motorized brace approach to take the load off arthritic knees, a U-M research team shifts from boosting strength to reducing joint contact forces.
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UK’s Royal Society elects Stephen Forrest, engineer and entrepreneur
Forrest’s work underpins commercial fiber-optic communications and OLED displays, with an eye to future generations of photovoltaics.
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Stem cell model of human embryo produces yolk sac without hypoblasts
The model demonstrates never-before-seen potential in human pluripotent stem cells.
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Meeting EV electricity demand: upgrade grid first, then add V2G chargers
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers enable utilities to use EVs like a mobile battery network, but when and where they are deployed will determine how cost-effective they are.
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AAAS welcomes four new fellows from University of Michigan Engineering
The honorees are recognized for contributions to human biology, fundamental physics, next-generation computing hardware and advanced vehicle control.
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Nanoscale hotspots in OLEDs may shorten their lifespans in phones, TVs
Concentrated rivers of current create flickering hotspots in conventional amorphous OLEDs, but crystalline designs may not have this problem.
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New approach to qualifying nuclear reactor components rolling out
The method will be announced at the Electric Power Research Institute, March 10-11.
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Exploring the fundamental limits of entangled quantum sensor networks
A new Michigan-led project aims to develop systems that reap the full benefit of quantum networks.