Category: Research
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New air mobility corridor to advance eVTOLs and beyond-line-of-sight UAVs
The newly designated airspace links U-M’s autonomy testbed with Detroit’s innovation district.
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Digital twins for manufacturing: industry collaborators wanted
Focusing on precompetitive problems, such as enabling communication between digital twins, U-M and ASU are seeking industry partners for an NSF research center.
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Satellites reveal tropical wetland flooding did not cause methane surge
Human activity or other wetland factors like temperature or soil chemistry could be at play.
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Conference: Scientific discovery in the age of AI
Experts from academia, industry and government discussed the growing utility of generative AI in science and what’s coming next.
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New blue fluorophore breaks efficiency records in both solids and solutions
Reaching 98% efficiency in a solid state and 94% in solution, the small fluorescent molecule’s design could cut down development time and cost for future applications.
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US high schoolers monitor solar storms with an accessible antenna kit
An easy-to-install antenna allows high school students to collect data for NASA, helping improve knowledge of space weather.
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How to revive American shipbuilding: A Q&A with Matthew Collette
American shipbuilding rusted away in the 1970s and ’80s. Congress and the White House want it back, but how do we do it effectively?
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Stealthy ship hull cuts through waves like butter
Borrowing from drug-smuggling subs, Michigan engineers are helping the Navy design autonomous ships that blend in with the ocean surface.
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First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist
Quasicrystals couldn’t be simulated with quantum mechanics because of their irregular atomic patterns. A new method overcomes this challenge.
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Using GenAI without hindering learning: Students want guidance
At Engineering Education Innovation event, educators shared research, ideas and student perspectives.
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Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov discusses “prescience and patience”
The CSE alum details his journey from mathematical abstractions to vehicles safely navigating city streets.
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Next-gen automotive semiconductors are critical for level 5 driverless cars
Michigan Engineers are leading hardware efforts to enable the AI required for full autonomy.