Category: Research
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Off-road autonomy and digital twins: a Q&A with Bogdan Epureanu
Going beyond driving or tele-operating single vehicles, an up-to-date digital environment is needed to help humans operate fleets of autonomous vehicles.
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Synchrotron in a closet: Bringing powerful 3D X-ray microscopy to smaller labs
A new design makes a technique for studying metals, ceramics and rocks available in a standard laboratory, expanding access for students, academic researchers and industry
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AI isn’t just for computer science anymore: how engineers in every discipline are teaching it
Equipping engineers for a world with AI is more than prompt engineering—many will design neural networks, foundation models and more to help solve problems in their careers.
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A new era in AI health research: A Q&A with Jenna Wiens
A co-director of U-M’s AI & Digital Health Innovation discusses the custom-built digital environment that will power tomorrow’s health AI research.
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Merging autonomy with manual control for wheelchair users
U-M researchers are tackling the same trust issues as the AV industry.
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Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn’t fall to pieces
The mechanism holding new ferroelectric semiconductors together produces a conductive pathway that could enable high power transistors.
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Making desalination more eco-friendly: New membranes could help eliminate brine waste
Membranes packed with charge help overcome the current salinity limit, making it easier to crystallize ocean salts and harvest valuable minerals from desalination waste.
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Enabling stroke victims to “speak”: $19M toward brain implants to be built at U-M
Marcus Foundation’s $30 million gift supports a collaboration between Stanford and U-M to help stroke victims regain the ability to read, write and speak.
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Remote repairs: discovering the longevity of 3D-printed metal parts
3D-printing metal parts could save weeks of downtime, but DARPA wants a way to certify how long they’ll last.
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Amidst uncertainty, experts at U-M’s EV Center Symposium say continued innovation is key
Wider acceptance of EVs may have stalled, but addressing concerns like range and charging will provide the flexibility needed to compete with combustion engines.
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First launch of new fire-monitoring satellite aiming to transform wildfire detection and response
Remote-sensing technology originally designed for hurricane forecasting at the University of Michigan inspires tools to help fight wildfires from space.
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Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezing temps
A stabilizing coating on an electrode, combined with microscale channels, helps solve the trade-off between range and charging speed, even in cold temperatures.