Category: Research
-
New reactor could save millions when making ingredients for plastics and rubber from natural gas
With oil production dropping, a process using natural gas is needed to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products and more.
-
Targeting multiple COVID variants through the twist in the spike protein
Particles that gum up the keys that the virus uses to enter cells could one day be an effective COVID treatment whenever vaccines and other treatments fall short.
-
Bridge in a box: Unlocking origami’s power to produce load-bearing structures
Foldable origami with thick panels opens a world of possibilities.
-
Explaining a supernova’s ‘string of pearls’
It looks like the same mechanism that breaks up airplane contrails might be at play in forming the clumps of hydrogen gas that ring the remnant of supernova 1987A.
-
Building trust between humans and robots when managing conflicting objectives
When robots do not have prior knowledge of human tactics, adaptive learning enhances trust and performance.
-
Enhancing nuclear power plants’ autonomous control capabilities
Majdi Radaideh will support Idaho National Lab-led effort to revolutionize nuclear reactor control systems
-
Auto industry deadlines loom for impaired-driver detection tech, U-M offers a low-cost solution
Current technologies already in use could help prevent crashes and deaths linked to impaired driving.
-
Human stem cells coaxed to mimic the very early central nervous system
The first organized stem cell culture model that resembles all three sections of the embryonic brain and spinal cord could shed light on developmental brain diseases.
-
Optimized traffic signal timing approach cuts delays 20%, real-world test shows
Communities could reduce costs and cut vehicle emissions—all in the name of shortening your trip.
-
Widely used AI tool for early sepsis detection may be cribbing doctors’ suspicions
When using only data collected before patients with sepsis received treatments or medical tests, the model’s accuracy was no better than a coin toss.
-
Leader in robotics at U-M and beyond elected to National Academy of Engineering
Dawn Tilbury is recognized for advances in manufacturing network control and human-robot interaction, as well as engineering leadership.
-
Mariel Lavieri selected to join the New Voices program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
The U-M industrial and operations engineer is recognized for excellence in research related to human health as well as championing diversity, equity and inclusion.