Category: Electronic Devices
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Batteryless next-generation cellular devices could empower a more sustainable future
PhD student Trevor Odelberg is looking to enable long range, highly reliable, and low-power cellular IoT devices that one day can run entirely on harvested energy, reducing battery waste and empowering devices to last for decades.
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Egg-carton-style patterning keeps charged nanoparticles in place and suitable for a wide range of applications
Prof. Jay Guo and his team discovered a scalable way to settle down and precisely arrange micro- and nano-sized particles according to size
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Mimicking a human fingertip’s sensitivity and sense of direction for robotic applications
With the help of 1.6 million GaN nanopillars per sensor, the University of Michigan team was able to provide human-level sensitivity with directionality on a compact, easily manufactured system
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Wireless electricity and safety: A Q&A with Alanson Sample
How the safety of a wireless charging room stacks up to that of a cell phone.
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Will power cords go the way of land lines?
Room-size charging system powers lights, phones, laptops without wires
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In the news: Michigan Engineering experts July 19-23
Highlights include the CBC and MLive.
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In the news: Michigan Engineering experts July 12-16
Highlights include The New York Times.
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Carbon fiber brain-implant electrodes show promise in animal study
Material and size designed to give electrodes a chance to operate in the body for years.
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Michigan startup MemryX, Inc. promises faster, cheaper AI processing
The ECE startup builds neuromorphic computer chips uniquely suitable for AI applications
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Nanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption
A five-nanometer-thick layer of silver and copper outperforms conventional indium tin oxide without adding cost.
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Less nosy smart speakers
Technology could capture household information without recording speech.
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$6.25 million to develop new semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis
An interdisciplinary team from four universities are developing a new class of semiconductors for novel artificial photosynthesis and the production of clean chemicals and fuels using sunlight, as part of a DoD MURI