Category: Research
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New class of antibiotics: nanobiotics
U-M researchers Nicholas Kotov and J. Scott VanEpps are collaborating to create a new class of antibiotics known as nanobiotics.
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Autonomous robot construction is here
U-M researchers have developed modeling techniques that will help on-site construction robots with autonomous decision making.
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Affordable lead sensor for home, city water lines
EXPERTS: A new electronic lead sensor, potentially costing around $20, could keep an eye on home and city water quality, alerting residents and officials to the presence of lead within nine days. The University of Michigan researchers are seeking partners to bring the technology to market. The Flint water crisis showed the nation that old…
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Stem cells mimic key parts of human embryonic development
The method advanced by U-M cell biologists and engineers could aid the understanding of infertility and more.
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$7.75M for mapping circuits in the brain
A new NSF Tech Hub will put tools to rapidly advance our understanding of the brain into the hands of neuroscientists.
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Heat-conducting plastic could lead to lighter electronics, cars
Unfurling the long chains of molecules in plastics could help them dissipate heat more easily.
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Outdoor drone complex planned
When M-Air opens, Michigan Engineering will earn the distinction of hosting advanced robotics testing facilities for air, sea and land.
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‘Missing lead’ in Flint water pipes confirms cause of crisis
The findings show how important uninterrupted corrosion control is in the aging water systems that serve millions of Americans.
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Lab-grown lung tissue could lead to new cancer, asthma treatments
A look at how Michigan Engineers created a biomaterial scaffold to help researchers from the U-M Medical School grow mature human lung tissue.
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Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks
More efficient LED lighting and invisibility cloaking are two possible applications for a new process that adds metallic nanoparticles to semiconductors.
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Harnessing light to drive chemical reactions
The mechanism transferring light energy from capturer to catalyst is explained, paving the way to design better reactions that use less energy and produce less waste.
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Antarctic iceberg: Researchers explain what might happen next
An iceberg the size of Delaware detached from an ice shelf in the Southern Ocean.