Category: Research
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$10M histotripsy research center launches to advance sound wave-based cancer treatment
The University of Michigan Histotripsy Center will make its specialized equipment and expertise available to external researchers.
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Academic and industry center to solve digital twin challenges for manufacturing
Digital twins could make manufacturing more efficient with early defect detection, just-in-time maintenance and personalized worker assistance.
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A self-cleaning device for oceanic carbon capture
Cyclic pH swings wash away electrode fouling, and a ridged flow channel swirls water to reach an industrial-scale current density.
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HydroGym trains, assesses AI for actively controlling fluid dynamics
With more than 60 environments, the simulated proving ground aims to speed the development of AI controllers that optimize drag, lift, noise and heat management.
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New flu vaccine protects mice against multiple strains
Studies in mice suggest a new vaccine, made using baker’s yeast, could work with fewer booster shots and without predicting the dominant flu strains each season.
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New model bridges ferroelectric physics and circuit modeling
Circuit designers can now accurately predict ferroelectric behavior under real-world voltages, helping simulate chip performance for next-generation AI computing.
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Designing memory-centric chips for future space telescopes
An SRAM chip design could avoid data-movement bottlenecks, helping next-generation telescopes image Earth-like planets orbiting distant suns.
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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.