Category: Research
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Mcity demos: Self-driving cars can be even safer with connected technology
At the University of Michigan’s Mcity Test Facility, self-driving cars were part of a series of demonstrations that illustrated the key role connected technology can play in harnessing the safety benefits that self-driving vehicles promise.
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Driverless shuttle coming to U-M’s North Campus
Brought to you by Mcity, U-M’s public-private partnership to accelerate advanced mobility
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Bend it like Airbus
New $8.25M Airbus center at Michigan for high efficiency aircraft with flexible wings
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‘Magic’ alloy could spur the next generation of solar cells
A new alloy could reduce the cost of high-efficiency solar cells called “concentrator photovoltaics.”
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Seeing through materials
By developing a fast algorithm to map out the paths light takes through yogurt, researchers aim to someday see through skin.
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Airborne nuclear tests can mimic solar storms
Humans can influence space weather.
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Advancing road-readiness testing of self-driving cars
New method could cut 99.9 percent of validation costs
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Next-gen computing inspired by biology
New memristor chips can see patterns over pixels
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Google grant expands robotics for Detroit students
The funding increases outreach at the Michigan Engineering Zone, where U-M mentors work with local high school students.
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Smartphone security hole
‘Open port’ backdoors are common.
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‘Sister cell’ profiling aims to shut down cancer metastasis
Michigan engineers release individual cells from a specially-designed chip using laser pulses.
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Steps for Flint residents to reduce bacteria in filtered water
While filters reduce lead, they can harbor bacteria.