Category: Research
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Displays, imaging and sensing: 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.
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Launching a time machine
Meet two of the Michigan Engineers behind the James Webb Space Telescope.
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‘Millennium’ solar car to race in U-M team’s first Australian winter
The team’s 18th car will be driving with less solar power than ever, but they are amped by a dream solar array system.
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Efficiency upgrade for OLED screens: A route to blue PHOLED longevity
Commercial devices currently settle for less efficient blue OLEDs, but a set of design innovations has made an efficient blue that is as durable as efficient green OLEDs.
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A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity
Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms creates a highway for an electrical charge.