Category: Research
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U-M-approved face shield design guides makers addressing the PPE shortage through 3D printing
As Ann Arbor’s maker community sprang into action making face shields, Michigan Medicine and the U-M College of Engineering offered a recommended design that is effective and straightforward to produce.
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Making wind power more predictable: A Q&A with Eunshin Byon
Predictive modeling could help power companies get more consistent output from renewables.
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How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up
To control the coronavirus spread, the U.S. needs to get the most value out of the limited testing capacity it has.
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Lab-on-a-chip COVID-19 antibody test could offer rapid, accurate results
‘Anyone working on COVID-19 antibody tests can use their reagents in our device’
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Grad student’s ventilator design sparks conversations with doctors and engineers
Affordable proof-of-concept device automates the manual squeezing required by bag valve masks.
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Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated
Aerial sampling offers a new look at escaping gases that contribute to global climate change.
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Repurposed industrial respirator could free ventilators for COVID-19 patients
University of Michigan researchers have developed a helmet solution to support patients, protect health care workers and safeguard hospital systems.
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World’s most complex synthetic microparticle outdoes nature’s intricacy
Creating and measuring intricacy in particles that could improve electronics and chemical reactions.
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Live public street cams are tracking social distancing
Virtually visit (what should be) desolate intersections around the world during COVID-19.
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Could a smartwatch identify an infection before you start spreading it?
A wrist-worn device detected disrupted sleep 24 hours before study participants began shedding flu viruses.
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Engineers work to disinfect N95 masks for medical personnel
Virus removal approaches, mask resilience and mask fit are all being tested.
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Lockdown for space agencies put research projects in limbo
University of Michigan researchers’ work on NASA and European Space Agency projects that have been altered by COVID-19.