Category: Research
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New AI+ Engineering master’s programs and certificate launches on-campus and online
Enrollment opens for 12-credit and 30-credit programs for applied AI skills in seven engineering concentrations.
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Mercury has part-time radiation belts
Scientists thought Mercury’s magnetic field was disrupted by the sun too often to trap a radiation belt, but new analysis of MESSENGER data says that’s not always the case.
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Molten salt reactors: A new testing facility improves pump shaft seals
A rare, long-duration experiment tested a circumferential graphite bushing seal under conditions representing a molten salt reactor for 2,300 hours.
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Self-driving cars: near-miss driving data can expedite AV algorithm training
New University of Michigan-led research could boost safety performance of AVs.
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X-pinch plasma achieves radial proton acceleration for crisp imaging
Plasma pinches: From pursuits of nuclear fusion to an attractive point source of accelerated protons for proton radiography.
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Mobile VPN security is not as strong as advertised
A new VPN auditing framework, MVPNalyzer, found many popular Android VPNs transmit sensitive data without encryption, some leak traffic and most fail to protect user IDs.
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Harnessing climate investments to serve development goals
Analysis reveals how wealthy nations can unlock more non-climate benefits by fulfilling their declared climate plans than those with emerging and vulnerable economies.
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Detecting neutron sources by borrowing inference tools from cosmology
A Bayesian approach that identifies neutron sources with high confidence from sparse data could improve radiation detectors for nuclear security and non-proliferation.
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This satellite constellation transformed earth science by creatively tuning in to GPS signals
Governments and companies have launched similar constellations to use the method, called GNSS-R, to monitor and forecast wildfires, flooding and more.
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Smarter diagnostics could extend the lives of silicon EV batteries
A new battery management system uses everyday charging data to diagnose when silicon is most vulnerable, helping guide smarter battery temperature control to protect it.
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Community co-designed wave energy prototypes demonstrated in Lake Michigan
The prototypes—designed with and for the remote island community of Beaver Island—were showcased during the island’s 11th annual sustainability fair.
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Perfectly imperfect: U-M Center for Complex Particle Systems harnesses disorder in nanomaterials
The center has engineered materials with intentionally disordered structures, leading to enhanced properties and easier manufacturing.