Category: Mechanical Engineering
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A manual for efficient wave energy converter prototyping
An open-source, standardized methodology aims to streamline efforts to design small-scale wave energy converters, moving closer to harnessing offshore renewables.
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Superconductor phase transitions manage radiative heat transfer
A first-of-its-kind experiment finds niobium suppresses nanoscale radiative heat transfer when in a superconducting state, with implications for quantum computing.
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Storied U-M manufacturing research space opens after $4.45 million in upgrades
Revamped space clears the way for a new era of cognitive manufacturing.
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Simple equations predict hydrogen storage in porous materials
The new approach found two physical traits—void fraction and pore volume—predict metal-organic framework performance without using supercomputers.
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Toughened hydrogels could replace cartilage, skin and more
U-M formula and process allow for the creation of devices and materials for precision medicine.
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AI supports home-based balance training
New machine learning model draws data from wearable sensors to predict how a physical therapist would assess balance training performance.
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From waste to asset: Turning ethanol production CO₂ into jet fuel
Manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel with CO₂ byproducts of ethanol production could reduce carbon intensity by more than 80% compared to fossil fuels.
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Quantum chemistry: Making key simulation approach more accurate
Density functional theory is limited by a mystery at its heart: the universal exchange-correlation functional. U-M researchers are trying to uncover it.
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Building the future of automotive tech
Ira Goldberg (BS ME ‘12) is developing new EV technology in a revitalized Midwestern city.
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$19.4M for an ‘AI oracle’ to solve complex physics problems
U-Michigan leads new DOE-funded computational center focused on next-generation hypersonic flight.
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U-M/GM weld monitoring effort helped avoid $22M in potential Volt fixes
Battery production technology recently received the S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award from one of the top professional societies in manufacturing.
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U-Michigan ‘Battery Lab 2.0’ expansion open for innovation
Open to industry and academic researchers, the lab will help move more battery technology to market.