Category: Mechanical Engineering
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For necessary eye exams, a new breath shield protects patients and doctors
Close proximity eye exams will need to continue during lockdown, calling for increased safety.
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Simulation of how E. coli-killer operates is a roadmap for targeted treatments
Bacteriophages provide a how-to for taking over bacteria.
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How everyday products are supercharging methane, and what that means.
“Siloxanes” could be key to deriving bolstered energy production from biogas.
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U-M team to build synthetic neurons – first challenge in making synthetic cells
Seven U.S. research institutions look to build synthetic cells.
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Climate change: Why removing CO2 from the air isn’t enough
Switching to large scale renewable resources is the only way to curb extreme carbon capture costs.
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Overuse, or one bad move? New view on ACL tears prompt questions on how athletes train
New research suggests a reevaluation of the way athletes train and prepare for competition.
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Toward molecular computers: First measurement of single-molecule heat transfer
If Moore’s law’s endgame is really computer components made from single molecules, we’re going to need to know how to cool them.
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Cracking the cochlea: U-M team creates mathematical model of ear’s speech center
New research paves the way for modeling the transduction of speech and music at the cochlear level.
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Open-source bionic leg: First-of-its-kind platform aims to rapidly advance prosthetics
‘This represents the future of research—rapid prototyping of open source robotic hardware and embedded systems with shared code.’
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U-M receives $6.25M to study heat-to-electricity conversion and cooling with LEDs
Michigan Engineering is leading four other universities in Department of Defense-funded research.
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Ice-proofing big structures with a “beautiful demonstration of mechanics”
‘You’re missing a trick,’ mechanical engineer tells materials scientist.
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Hydrogen fuel cells: With a database of 500,000 materials, researchers zero in on best bets
New hydrogen storage holds more energy in smaller, more compact cells, boosting efficiency.