Author: Derek Smith
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Complexity isn’t subjective. The right amount results in new nanomaterial properties
Graph theory can quantify complexity, defined as a mix of order and disorder. Nanoparticle structures with the optimal ratio have new or enhanced capabilities.
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Silk made into strong plastic-like materials with 6G potential
The new manufacturing method preserves silk’s crystalline structure and could help upcycle short fibers into telecom equipment.
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Robots and AI to help shipbuilding stay on track
American and Japanese researchers will develop robots and AI to help shipbuilders pivot when the built ship deviates from the planned design.
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Quantum metallurgy: Electron crystals deform and melt
Electrons can arrange into crystalline patterns that accumulate defects as they melt; controlling the degree of melting may advance superconductors and artificial neurons.
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Global urban methane emissions are growing more than estimated
Satellite measurements suggest that scientific and government reports don’t capture how methane emissions are rising, which could hamper mitigation efforts.
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Providing the Artemis mission with solar radiation forecasts
Machine-learning and physics-based models developed at U-M will warn NASA when solar particle radiation could become hazardous up to 24 hours in advance.
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Nanoparticles genetically modify several human cell types
The protein nanoparticles could help doctors treat cancer and genetic diseases without using modified viruses, which sometimes have harmful side effects.
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US naval engineering workforce to be strengthened by new graduate fellowship program
It will establish a pipeline of professionals with hands-on experience in major shipyards and researching challenges relevant to naval ship design and production.
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Storied U-M landmark reopens
Centuries-old ceremony ushers the nation’s first university testing basin back into service
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Protecting whales–and fisheries
Ryan Halonen (MSE NAME ‘05) co-designed a modified crab trap that protects humpback whales while enabling crabbers to do their jobs.
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AI energy use: New tools show which model consumes the most power, and why
Software can help developers assess AI model energy use, which is necessary to lower costs and strain on the grid.
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Medical and materials innovations of two women engineers recognized by Sony and Nature
Two U-M engineers received this year’s Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature for improving solar cells and medical tech for treating cancer and cognitive disease.