Category: Chemical Engineering
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Nano-wrinkles and actuation break up infectious biofilms on implants
The active antibacterial platform improved tissue response in mice and could one day help prevent infections caused by implanted medical devices in humans.
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A new rulebook for designing stable dilute alloy catalysts
Selecting strongly binding adsorbates or alloying metals that do not mix keeps the emerging material class stable under high temperatures.
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New flu vaccine protects mice against multiple strains
Studies in mice suggest a new vaccine, made using baker’s yeast, could work with fewer booster shots and without predicting the dominant flu strains each season.
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Cultivating Michigan’s cherry heritage in Traverse City: The Lyon family
John, Gloria and Chris Lyon are University of Michigan Engineering alumni bringing an engineer’s mindset to a five-generation fruit farm.
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Bringing nature’s complexity to engineered materials.
NAE profile: Nicholas A. Kotov, chemical engineering.
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Making Michigan’s wildland firefighting trucks in Roscommon: Dave Stockoski
A University of Michigan Engineering alum is helping to protect forests from wildfire in Michigan and beyond.
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Perfectly imperfect: U-M Center for Complex Particle Systems harnesses disorder in nanomaterials
The center has engineered materials with intentionally disordered structures, leading to enhanced properties and easier manufacturing.
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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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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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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.
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Speeding up light-driven chemical reactions with nanocrystals
Syncing molecular vibrations with plasmons, quantum packets of electron motion, helped researchers create an accessible, scalable photocatalyst platform.