Category: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Before we put $100 billion in AI
An op-ed on developing artificial intelligence to serve the common good by Chad Jenkins.
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U-M startup NS Nanotech unveils new generation of LEDs for high-efficiency, high-performance displays
Brighter, crisper screens that draw half the power and lasts twice as long are possible with NS Nanotech’s next-gen LEDs.
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Space motor helps make robotic prosthetic leg more comfortable and extends battery life
Getting rid of some gears enabled a free-swinging knee, regenerative braking and brought the noise level down from vacuum cleaner to fridge.
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Making plastic more transparent while also adding electrical conductivity
Michigan Engineers change the game by making a conductive coating that’s also anti-reflective.
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Wireless sensors for N95 masks could enable easier, more accurate decontamination
“The technology can give users the confidence they deserve when reusing respirators or other PPE.”
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84 internships and research fellowships for the pandemic summer
When summer internships fell through, Michigan Engineering staff scrambled to make sure students would still have access to experiential learning.
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Technology that serves all: a single step could pave the way
A Q&A with Chad Jenkins.
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Hunger and COVID: Fighting pandemic-related food insecurity in Detroit
Public policy and engineering team up to improve food access.
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Engineering course challenges students to create tech solutions for COVID-19
‘When caught in a situation such as this, creatively and positively helping others is always an excellent endeavor.’
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Black computer scientists, including U-M professors, call to dismantle racism in the field
Signers raise the alarm on interpersonal and institutional racism as well as racial bias occurring from improper development and use of computing technology.
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New remote voting risks and solutions identified
The upcoming presidential election in the middle of a pandemic has many jurisdictions exploring new technologies. They’re not secure.
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Lights in the labs – and eyes – of researchers coming back to work
‘Noncritical’ in-person research begins ramping up, with public-health protocols.