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Life, Engineered
How Lynn Conway Reinvented Her World and Ours
She’s been called the hidden hand in the movement that enabled smartphones, PCs and the very fabric of Silicon Valley.
The Room
A View from Inside Bursley Hall
For four months, Matthias Schotanus would call his room in Bursley his home and would share it with three sophomore roommates he hadn't yet met. |Long Read
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Computer Science with Soul
Students in a software engineering course developed technologies to help one teen communicate. They're also working to fill a void in the market for assistive devices. |Long Read
Mayday Machine
If a plane is in trouble, a computer won’t panic. So is it time for humans to leave the cockpit?
Immediately, the plane’s systems set to work testing out its various control surfaces, such as the flaps and rudder, to discover its new limitations. |Long Read
Going Beyond Eco-Friendly
Sustainable Solutions Done Right
"Sustainability" is a hot word right now, but what does it really mean to make a "sustainable solution"? Michigan Engineers are focusing on the "triple-bottom-line" to solve problems around the world. |Long Read
Kickstarting Cubesats Into Deep Space
Two Michigan Engineering professors are forging new ground, turning to the Kickstarter online community to help fund an interplanetary satellite mission. |Long Read
Fracktopia
The techniques of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling have come together over the past decade to change the American energy landscape. Now more and more researchers are looking into the potential risks hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling could pose to the environment and human health. |Long Read
Squashing Superbugs
Michigan engineers are exploring approaches that can prevent bacteria from gaining a foothold or help antibiotics work more effectively. |Long Read
Peering Into the Black Box of Tuberculosis
Computer modeling reveals the immune system's battleground. |Long Read
Drones
They're Everywhere
Through the air, in the sea and on land (even space) the drones are here so you'd better get used to it. |Long Read
Biomimetics
Copycat Engineering
Nature has inspired engineers to mimic many of its designs and develop spectacular technologies of their own. |Long Read
A Season of Twisters
How to Address the Looming Threat
Looking like a contender for the top three most deadly U.S. tornado seasons, 2012 is already cutting a swath of destruction from Texas to Michigan. |Long Read
