Category: Research
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Four election vulnerabilities uncovered by a Michigan Engineer
All have solutions, some are implemented.
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U-Michigan’s lead role in vital automotive semiconductor efforts
Through R&D, education, and international partnerships, Michigan Engineers are working to unleash the next wave of advancements in mobility.
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Space Force establishes $35M institute for versatile propulsion and power at U-M
To optimize power, efficiency and freedom to maneuver, engineers aim to demonstrate new technologies for power generation, electric propulsion and chemical rockets.
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Could one of Jupiter’s moons support alien life? U-M scientists are on the case
U-M researchers helped find the first evidence for an ocean on the icy moon Europa. Now, with NASA’s return mission, they aim to learn if it’s habitable.
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Real-time descriptions of surroundings for people who are blind
The quick and clear mental image of the real world helps people who are blind or have low vision focus on other tasks, or just enjoy the things around them.
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Mcity opens for remote testing of autonomous vehicle technologies, calls for federal standards
The opening coincides with a new industry partnership project announced at the NVIDIA AI Summit.
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Celebrating the impact of Lola Eniola-Adefeso at Michigan Engineering
Eniola-Adefeso, a champion for healthcare, engineering and equity, leaves the University of Michigan after 18 years.
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$15M for game theory with AI agents, quantum semiconductors for microelectronics and photonics
The DoD funds efforts to incorporate AI agents into game theory and develop microelectronics that can withstand a hot day on Venus or carry quantum information.
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Faster, more sensitive lung cancer detection from a blood draw
Capturing nanoscale ‘packages’ that cancer cells send out, twisting gold nanoparticles use light to distinguish healthy patients from lung cancer patients.
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Unlocking ocean power: $3.6M for community-centric wave energy converters
Wave energy could power millions of homes, but to make a splash in the industry, the tech must balance engineering, socio-economic and environmental trade-offs.
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More efficient, effective metal 3D printing technique invented at U-M now commercially available
Dyndrite LPBF Pro 3D printing software now supports software from U-M startup Ulendo, which helps ensure metal components that match their intended design.
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Born to warm: Grace Hsia Haberl and Warmilu
Travel to Kenya with Grace Hsia Haberl (BSE MSE ‘12, MsE ‘13), co-founder and CEO of Warmilu, as she shares her University of Michigan-born non-electric infant warming blankets with hospitals, mothers and officials across the country. Called Incu-Blankets, the devices have warmed tens of thousands of babies in 23 countries.