Category: Research
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The material that could power tomorrow’s solar cells
‘We estimate that a finished solar cell could be about ten times cheaper than an equivalent gallium arsenide cell.’
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A breakthrough for large scale computing
New software finally makes ‘memory disaggregation’ practical.
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Europa’s ocean: New evidence from an old mission
An image from Hubble and data from Galileo support the theory that this moon is home to global body of water.
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Even one automated, connected car improves safety, energy use in traffic
In a chain-reaction braking event, an automated vehicle with connected cruise control can slow down more efficiently.
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Light could make semiconductor computers a million times faster or even go quantum
Electron states in a semiconductor, set and changed with pulses of light, could be the 0 and 1 of future “lightwave” electronics or room-temperature quantum computers.
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International Antarctic glacier study focuses on sea level changes
Bi-national study involving UM researcher will aid predictive models.
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Findings in mice show pill for breast cancer diagnosis may outperform mammograms
A new kind of imaging could distinguish aggressive tumors from benign, preventing unnecessary breast cancer treatments.
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Recreating supernova reaction yields new insights for fusion energy
Our pursuit of fusion needs a heat-check
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$6.25M MURI project will decode world’s most complex networks
New tools could fight crime, protect financial system
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Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization
The multi-layered organic solar cells will be able to curve in clothing or be transparently built into windows.
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Key Parker Solar Probe sensor bests sun simulator—last launch hurdle
With old IMAX projector bulbs, Michigan Engineers simulate the sun.
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Zuckerberg Capitol Hill testimony: Engineering experts offer comments
U-M profs weigh new business model, European-style regulation