Category: Research
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Q&A: Plastic to metal, steel to aluminum—the future of welding and lightweight vehicles
New techniques for welding very different materials could enable better cars.
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“Transformer” pinwheels offer new twist on nano-engineered materials
Producing chirality, a property found throughout nature, through large-scale self-assembly could lead to applications in sensing, machine perception and more.
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Miniature and durable spectrometer for wearable applications
A team led by P.C. Ku and Qing Qu has developed a miniature, paper-thin spectrometer measuring 0.16mm2 that can also withstand harsh environments.
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Understanding a cerium quirk could help advance grid-scale energy storage
It turns out cerium flow batteries lose voltage when electrolyte molecules siphon off energy to form different complexes around the metal.
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Cyber vulnerability in networks used by spacecraft, aircraft and energy generation systems
A new attack discovered by the University of Michigan and NASA exploits a trusted network technology to create unexpected and potentially catastrophic behavior
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Gravity’s impact on bone cells—experiments heading to the International Space Station
Mechanical engineers at the University of Michigan are tackling mysteries of bone density loss in space and on Earth.
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Video: Creating Equity in Midwestern Flood Response and Recovery
A collaboration between engineers and experts from the U-M Center for Social Solutions to address inequity in flood recovery.
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Expert: 4 ways Americans can keep their vote secure and accurate
With election security experts waylaid by years debunking false claims of election fraud, little has improved since 2020.
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U-M, Schmidt Futures partner to launch new AI postdoctoral research program
Up to 60 researchers who have expertise outside of computer science will be trained at the Michigan Institute for Data Science, contributing to a global cohort of interdisciplinary AI researchers.
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Senior hires stand out in an impressive year for faculty hiring
The cohort of 36 new tenured and tenure-track faculty includes 11 faculty hired at the rank of professor or associate professor.
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Carbon capture, utilization and storage roadmap reveals technologies that are ready to go
Concrete and construction aggregates could be carbon negative and dollar positive while sustainable aviation fuel and methanol could also turn a profit.
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U-M celebrates Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building construction
Housing Computer Science and Engineering together with the School of Information will drive advances in information and computing through a convergence of disciplines.