Category: Materials Science and Engineering
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$55M quantum institute launches at U-M to accelerate research, education
Quantum technology promises to address global challenges including cybersecurity and energy, and it could supercharge AI.
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$130M Electric Vehicle Center launches at U-Michigan
A former auto industry executive has been named director of the state-funded center.
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Record number of NSF CAREER awards received
Sustainable fuels, democratized programming tools, and Internet censorship countermeasures are a few of the projects’ broad potential impacts.
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For the first time, controlling the degree of twist in nanostructure particles
Being able to decide not only whether a micron-scale particle twists but also how much could open new avenues for machine vision and more.
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A “game changer” for clothing recycling?
Photonic fibers borrow from butterfly wings to enable invisible, indelible sorting labels.
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Elizabeth Holm named Next Materials Science and Engineering Chair
U-M alum will return to Materials Science and Engineering January 1
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Q&A: Plastic to metal, steel to aluminum—the future of welding and lightweight vehicles
New techniques for welding very different materials could enable better cars.
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“Transformer” pinwheels offer new twist on nano-engineered materials
Producing chirality, a property found throughout nature, through large-scale self-assembly could lead to applications in sensing, machine perception and more.
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Heat-resistant nanophotonic material could help turn heat into electricity
The key to beating the heat is degrading the materials in advance.
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Excelling at repelling
A material science researcher’s drive to ice-, barnacle-, and kid-proof coatings
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Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells
The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.
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Sowing opportunity
Gay Breidinger’s fellowship gift to U-M will provide financial support to aspiring female scientists as well as materials science and engineering graduate students.