Category: Features
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It’s all on the table
Can engineers piece together a carbon-neutral aviation system by 2050?
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Warmed by science. Powered by love.
12 years and thousands of miles later, Grace Hsia Haberl’s student project is still changing the world—one preemie at a time.
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The bumpy road to greatness
A rough 2024 season sparks frustration—but also leadership and learning—for the Michigan Baja team.
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The Highest Honor
Michigan Engineering counts 35 living NAE members among its ranks, and The Michigan Engineer has undertaken a multi-year mission to photograph them.
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Seeing the sun in a new light
For scientists, students and the rest of us, the upcoming eclipse will help illuminate some of the sun’s deepest mysteries.
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New energy
Once derided as “forever 30 years away,” fusion energy has a new swagger. Will it last?
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Car country plugs in
The Midwest holds the greatest automotive workforce the world has ever known. With help from U-M’s new EV Center, it’s gearing up to power an electric future.
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These bubbles kill cancer
It’s called histotripsy. And it could change cancer treatment forever.
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Building curious machines
We know more about Mars than our own oceans and lakes. Could artificial intelligence provide answers?
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Unbreakable bonds
The properties of PFAS are so great that we have used these chemicals widely—so widely that now they contaminate our water, our air, our land and our bodies. What can we do about it? Engineers have some ideas, although it’s not going to be easy.
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Onto something
Amy Cohn’s unconventional approach to solving healthcare problems starts with students. It’s an approach that is gaining ground—at Michigan Medicine and beyond.