Category: Research
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Open-source, modular robot for understanding evolution
A cost-effective, customizable quadruped could help researchers discover the particular advantages related to the length and segmentation of animal limbs.
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A microfluidic chip monitors gases using integrated, motionless pumps
The integrated design achieves accurate micro gas chromatography and can help reduce the cost of monitoring chemical synthesis, natural gas pipelines or at-home air quality.
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U-M’s Zhen Xu, co-inventor of histotripsy, named one of Time’s 100 most influential health leaders
Histotripsy provides a non-invasive treatment option for liver cancer, with the potential to treat many more tumor types.
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New MRI technique maps fluid velocity distribution in the brain
The tool could help researchers study the brain’s waste clearing system and its links to Alzheimer’s Disease or other neurodegenerative disorders.
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AI tool predicts battery cycle life with just a few days’ data
A ‘learner,’ ‘interpreter’ and ‘oracle’ work together with minimal experiments to draw parallels between historical data and new battery designs.
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New way of seeing laser interactions could advance fusion energy
Electrons revealed details that X-rays alone could not show.
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Superconductor phase transitions manage radiative heat transfer
A first-of-its-kind experiment finds niobium suppresses nanoscale radiative heat transfer when in a superconducting state, with implications for quantum computing.
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A participatory design builds social acceptance for fusion energy
A workshop where community members developed hypothetical fusion energy facilities helps pinpoint values and concerns, forming a new playbook to build public support.
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200+ Michiganders shaped U-M-led state maritime strategy
Participants across the state helped University of Michigan researchers create a state-wide roadmap to strengthen a central part of Michigan life.
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Did You Feel It? Expanding use of an earthquake crowdsourcing tool
The platform that rapidly maps earthquake damage can collect more global shaking intensity observations by supporting more languages and increasing social media traffic.
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Cars and planes could avoid hazardous ice and freezing rain with new sensors
Drivers can lose control when they hit invisible black ice, and freezing rain can lead to plane crashes. This pair of sensors could help avert disaster.
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Storied U-M manufacturing research space opens after $4.45 million in upgrades
Revamped space clears the way for a new era of cognitive manufacturing.