Category: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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World’s smallest programmable robots perform tasks
Microscale swimming bots developed by U-M and Penn take in sensory information, process it and carry out tasks, opening new possibilities in manufacturing and medicine.
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National Academy of Inventors to induct Jay Guo
Guo is recognized for advances in nanoscale lithography, transparent conductors and structural color.
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byLLM: adding AI to software without the prompt engineering
When using byLLM, developers completed tasks over three times faster and wrote 45% fewer lines of code when creating applications like chatbots and virtual assistants.
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New AI minor launches for students across disciplines
The minor enables students from disciplines outside computer science to explore and apply AI in their own fields.
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Games for rehab: Fast communication for interactive VR and AR
U-M-led team to tackle latency for wheelchair-friendly AR/VR soccer matches and large-scale VR word puzzles for players fending off the progression of Parkinson’s.
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New process layers uniform ScAlN on 3D surfaces
Scandium aluminum nitride can now be integrated into high-voltage, high-frequency or piezoelectric devices with plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition.
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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.
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U-M quantum testbed enables remote experiments
The optical fibers connecting two quantum research labs at the University of Michigan mark the first piece of a local quantum network and remote user test facility.
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Simulated humanoid robots learn to hike rugged terrain autonomously
Now able to learn locomotion and navigation together, robots develop balanced gaits and safe routes.
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Winning the “Nobel Prize” of computing
The world-changing AI research of Andrew Barto (PhD CSE ’75).
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Nano-switch achieves first directed, gated flow of excitons
Moving excitons with light and a nano-ridge could help bridge optics and electronics, enabling new devices and faster, more efficient communication.
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Michigan Plasma Prize honors Lawrence Berkeley Lab physicist
Eric Esarey, Michigan Engineering alumnus and leader in laser-plasma accelerators, receives 2025 award.