Category: Research
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Building a chemical ‘GPT’ to help design a key battery component
Taking inspiration from the word-predicting large language models, a U-M team is kickstarting an atom-predicting model with 200,000 node hours on Argonne’s Polaris.
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Car country plugs in
The Midwest holds the greatest automotive workforce the world has ever known. With help from U-M’s new EV Center, it’s gearing up to power an electric future.
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$3M ‘cyber manufacturing’ effort boosts state-of-the-art solar
An effort led by U-M could enable industrial competitors to collectively build a predictive model that speeds the development of advanced solar cells.
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Scientists observe composite superstructure growth from nanocrystals in real time
The findings could enable engineers to more reliably manufacture next-gen materials by combining different nanocrystals.
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Nanoparticle quasicrystal constructed with DNA
The breakthrough opens the way for designing and building more complex structures.
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US solar car places fourth in global competition
After starting last, University of Michigan team overcame major setbacks in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
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New phone case provides workaround for inaccessible touchscreens
Touchscreens are everywhere but not built for everyone. A new device could help bridge that gap, helping users access ticket kiosks, restaurant menus and more.
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Choosing exoskeleton settings like a Pandora radio station
Using a simple and convenient touchscreen interface, the algorithm learns the assistance preferences of the wearer.
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U-M’s MI-Hydrogen to participate in new Midwest hydrogen hub
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen is selected as regional clean hydrogen hub.
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Soon-to-be most powerful laser in the US is open for experiments
The NSF-supported facility at U-M is about to begin welcoming researchers to study extreme physics that could advance medicine, microelectronics and more.
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Bioengineer and M.D. receives Packard Fellowship to study cellular memory
The unique program awards $875k in flexible funding.
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$2M to fast track stronger alloys
Machine-learning could guide engineers towards harder and tougher metal.