Category: Mechanical Engineering
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Off-road autonomy and digital twins: a Q&A with Bogdan Epureanu
Going beyond driving or tele-operating single vehicles, an up-to-date digital environment is needed to help humans operate fleets of autonomous vehicles.
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Synchrotron in a closet: Bringing powerful 3D X-ray microscopy to smaller labs
A new design makes a technique for studying metals, ceramics and rocks available in a standard laboratory, expanding access for students, academic researchers and industry
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Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezing temps
A stabilizing coating on an electrode, combined with microscale channels, helps solve the trade-off between range and charging speed, even in cold temperatures.
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Brain-like computer steers rolling robot with 0.25% of the power needed by conventional controllers
Analog computing is making a comeback with hardware that processes and stores information in the same location, similar to biological neurons.
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U-M and UCR Launch New Alliance to Promote Hydrogen Fuel for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles
U.S. lags behind other countries in support of hydrogen technologies.
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Educating People-First Engineers: A Q&A with Cindy Finelli and Erin Cech
Preparing the next generation of engineers to consider public welfare when developing new technologies.
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Q&A: Getting serious about atmospheric methane removal
Margaret Wooldridge discusses report from the National Academies, calling for increased research into another greenhouse gas to target for removal.
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U.S. presidential advisory council visited U-M for transportation & mobility research
‘There’s an intellectual milieu and an enthusiasm that’s palpable.’
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Space Force establishes $35M institute for versatile propulsion and power at U-M
To optimize power, efficiency and freedom to maneuver, engineers aim to demonstrate new technologies for power generation, electric propulsion and chemical rockets.
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More efficient, effective metal 3D printing technique invented at U-M now commercially available
Dyndrite LPBF Pro 3D printing software now supports software from U-M startup Ulendo, which helps ensure metal components that match their intended design.
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Auto plants grew their workforces after transitioning to electric vehicle production
Data suggests the switch to EVs may not mean the loss of assembly jobs some predicted.
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U-M engineers to partner in new DOE-backed research hub for clean energy storage
Researchers will advance battery technologies going beyond current lithium ion capabilities.