Category: Research
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New process layers uniform ScAlN on 3D surfaces
Scandium aluminum nitride can now be integrated into high-voltage, high-frequency or piezoelectric devices with plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition.
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This digital hand enables hands-free virtual reality
More than just a stand-in, the AI-powered agent can complete tasks by following simple voice commands that don’t include nitty-gritty details.
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Between rain and snow, machine learning finds 9 precipitation types
Leveraging 1.5M minutes of precipitation data and a nonlinear method to handle complex relationships between variables, the team created a new classification system
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Expanding a commercial robotic prosthetic leg’s benefits with advanced control
Paired with custom control software, Össur’s powered knee prosthesis helped study participants sit, stand and walk more easily.
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We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes
A spacecraft that sails on light could provide a new vantage point on solar eruptions that can disrupt modern electrical and navigation systems.
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Nuclear energy’s unprecedented growth: A Q&A with Todd Allen
As the U.S. sets a goal to quadruple capacity by 2050, a longtime leader in the field discusses U-M’s role in its future—and past.
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Nuclear microreactor controller offers autonomous load following
Rooted in physics, not AI, the new control algorithm autonomously adjusts reactor thermal power in high-fidelity simulations with 0.234% error while adhering to safety constraints.
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U-M quantum testbed enables remote experiments
The optical fibers connecting two quantum research labs at the University of Michigan mark the first piece of a local quantum network and remote user test facility.
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Quantum chemistry: Making key simulation approach more accurate
Density functional theory is limited by a mystery at its heart: the universal exchange-correlation functional. U-M researchers are trying to uncover it.
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AI increases accuracy of National Water Model flood predictions
AI designed to weed out errors bolsters forecasts and could reduce damage costs.
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Conquering Disorder: Modeling a solid with liquid-like ion movement
A new method reveals copper selenide’s elusive electrical properties and vibrational patterns, moving towards thermoelectric generators, solid-state batteries or silent fridges.
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Training the next shipbuilding leaders: A Q&A with four Michigan Engineering students
Michigan partners with Fincantieri, a leading shipbuilding company, to give hands-on, cross-cultural training to future naval architects. Interns share their experience.