Author: Jim Lynch
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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.
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Motion sickness technology could alleviate symptoms for passengers in today’s cars, and tomorrow’s
New technology offers hope for those who get carsick.
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Merging autonomy with manual control for wheelchair users
U-M researchers are tackling the same trust issues as the AV industry.
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Enabling stroke victims to “speak”: $19M toward brain implants to be built at U-M
Marcus Foundation’s $30 million gift supports a collaboration between Stanford and U-M to help stroke victims regain the ability to read, write and speak.
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Amidst uncertainty, experts at U-M’s EV Center Symposium say continued innovation is key
Wider acceptance of EVs may have stalled, but addressing concerns like range and charging will provide the flexibility needed to compete with combustion engines.
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Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezing temps
A stabilizing coating on an electrode, combined with microscale channels, helps solve the trade-off between range and charging speed, even in cold temperatures.
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Moving at the speed of need
How bold moves in COVID-19’s early days are powering new possibilities five years later.
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U-M’s Zhen Xu, histotripsy co-inventor, honored with endowed professorship from Li Ka Shing Foundation
Foundation looks to support histotripsy research at the place it was invented.