Category: Research
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Automotive Research Center at U-M marks 30th anniversary, looks to the future
Digital engineering for autonomous vehicles will be the main focus of the center’s next five years.
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Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support
The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets.
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Electric aviation: Batteries that stay strong for the flight duration
Borrowing methods from biology, a team of scientists and engineers designed and tested an electrolyte that keeps battery power delivery high, cycle after cycle.
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An invisible mask? Wearable air curtain, treated to kill viruses, blocks 99.8% of aerosols
Headworn tech from U-M startup could protect agricultural and industrial workers from airborne pathogens.
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$10.5M biomaterials center to connect researchers, fund innovation and fight resource discrimination
Building on a network of biomaterials researchers and the success of a seed grant effort, U-M and UW lead a new NIH-funded center
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Not quite ready for autonomous taxis? Tele-driving could be a bridge
If drivers could choose any available car as a starting point, ride-hailing services could become cheaper as energy and labor are used more efficiently.
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US public opinion on social media is warming to nuclear energy, but concerns remain
300,000 X posts show 48 of 50 states have a more positive than negative tone about nuclear energy, with a national average at 54% positive.
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Making electric motors more efficient, affordable by 3D-printing magnets
A $2.6M project will fine tune an advanced manufacturing approach that opens doors to more power-dense and sustainable magnetic materials.
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Nanoscale engineering brings light-twisting materials to more extreme settings
New manufacturing method builds tougher materials that were previously considered useless for twisting light into more robust optical devices.
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Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency
Thermophotovoltaics developed at U-M can recover significantly more energy stored in heat batteries.
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AI chips could get a sense of time
Timekeeping in the brain is done with neurons that relax at different rates after receiving a signal; now memristors—hardware analogues of neurons—can do that too.
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Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants
New study offers a pathway for fossil fuel-burning operations to capture emissions.