Category: Mechanical Engineering
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How self-driving cars can be safer with connected technology
Mcity demonstrates the powerful pairing of connectivity and automation.
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Driverless shuttle coming to U-M’s North Campus
Brought to you by Mcity, U-M’s public-private partnership to accelerate advanced mobility
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Advancing road-readiness testing of self-driving cars
New method could cut 99.9 percent of validation costs
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An academic acrobat
Meet the alumnus who joined Cirque du Soleil.
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Ellen Arruda and Dawn Tilbury receive Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award
Two of the seven faculty honored with the 2017 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award are Michigan Engineering professors Ellen Arruda and Dawn Tilbury.
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Kota to receive 2017 Distinguished University Innovator Award
Professor Sridhar Kota will receive the 2017 Distinguished University Innovator Award.
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U-M’s Dawn Tilbury to head NSF Engineering Directorate
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected a University of Michigan mechanical engineering professor Dawn Tilbury to serve as head of its Directorate for Engineering.
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New low-cost surgical instrument moves like a surgeon’s hand
In an era of spiraling healthcare cost concerns, a new $500 surgical instrument developed at the University of Michigan is vying to take the place of a $2 million robot for certain minimally invasive procedures.
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Quantum limits to heat flow observed at room temperature
Quantum mechanics governs the flow of heat in atoms and Michigan Engineers have directly measured a “quantum of thermal conductance” at room temperature.
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U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
The most prestigious engineering association in the U.S. has named Ellen Arruda, Mark Daskin and Noboru Kikuchi among its newest members.
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U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
The most prestigious engineering association in the U.S. has named Ellen Arruda, Mark Daskin and Noboru Kikuchi among its newest members.
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Coating method could improve temporary implants that dissolve in the body
Very even, pure coatings that promote healing may now be possible for biodegradable sutures and bone screws.