Author: Derek Smith
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200+ Michiganders shaped U-M-led state maritime strategy
Participants across the state helped University of Michigan researchers create a state-wide roadmap to strengthen a central part of Michigan life.
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Cars and planes could avoid hazardous ice and freezing rain with new sensors
Drivers can lose control when they hit invisible black ice, and freezing rain can lead to plane crashes. This pair of sensors could help avert disaster.
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New Southeast Michigan coalition supports federal efforts to revitalize US shipbuilding
University of Michigan, Macomb Community College partner with major ports, innovation leaders in regional effort to obtain Maritime Prosperity Zone designation.
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More brines could be mined for lithium with counterintuitive method
Discovered by accident, the new approach could use membranes to help extract lithium from overlooked “low-quality” reservoirs with high magnesium.
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Human exploration of Mars: National Academies give NASA their recommendations
A Michigan engineer who helped write the report explains the scientific community’s priorities for Mars exploration.
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Scholarship enables undergraduate to pursue passion for naval reporting
Reporting on the Great Lakes maritime industry became possible with reduced financial burden.
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Bolstering research on “matter by design”: U-M chemical engineering welcomes new researchers
Their work in material design and computational engineering has enabled more effective antibody medicines and smart windows for more energy-efficient buildings.
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Shipbuilders and maritime policy experts discuss US industry at U-M
To be globally competitive, the U.S. needs to make ships for the future, panelists say.
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Michigan startup reimagines clothing labels for recycling and authenticating brands
Tags get cut off and tagless labels wear away, but new photonic fibers could serve as permanent barcodes.
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Capturing cancer cells from blood could help doctors choose the right breast cancer treatment
Some women undergo unnecessary mastectomy and chemotherapy, but a ‘labyrinth in a chip’ could reveal which cancers need aggressive treatments.
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Pottery-inspired method stencils nanoparticles for building advanced materials
The technique allows engineers to more precisely place patches on microscopic building blocks, so they can control their assembly into designer structures.
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This digital hand enables hands-free virtual reality
More than just a stand-in, the AI-powered agent can complete tasks by following simple voice commands that don’t include nitty-gritty details.