Author: Jim Lynch
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Treating cancer with sound waves
Zhen Xu (MS BME ’03, PhD ’05) co-invented the revolutionary cancer treatment histotripsy.
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Faster commutes in Oakland County—rollout underway for U-M-designed traffic flow system
Harnessing vehicle GPS data, the system offers a cost-efficient alternative to conventional timed signals.
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Hurricane outages: analysis details the where, and who, of increased future power cuts
A new analytical tool from U-M provides guidance for municipal and emergency planning.
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Becoming the helping hand
The impetus for the Holt family’s giving goes back to a time of need.
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AI increases accuracy of National Water Model flood predictions
AI designed to weed out errors bolsters forecasts and could reduce damage costs.
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U-M/GM weld monitoring effort helped avoid $22M in potential Volt fixes
Battery production technology recently received the S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award from one of the top professional societies in manufacturing.
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U-Michigan ‘Battery Lab 2.0’ expansion open for innovation
Open to industry and academic researchers, the lab will help move more battery technology to market.
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Grant paid in cryptocurrency is a first for U-M: A Q&A with Peter Adriaens
Latest grant installment will continue U-M’s research in blockchain tokenization of infrastructure.
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Tumor-destroying histotripsy, explained by its inventor: A Q&A with Zhen Xu
University of Michigan startup HistoSonics was acquired this week for $2.25 billion.
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Solving for ‘what if’: A Q&A on risk with Jim Bagian and Seth Guikema
Co-founders of the Center for Risk Analysis Informed Decision Engineering discuss its history and the increasing need for its expertise.
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How food banks facing cuts could harness data, maximize efficiency
While federal food assistance cuts are too large to make up for in efficiencies, pooling resources among hunger relief agencies could help the remaining aid go further.
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Solving a moon mystery helps game out future landings
U-M, Johns Hopkins partnership explains a consistent pattern in the dust under moon landings.