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Microscale 3D printing for medicine
New “jet writing” technique can make detailed 3D structures with clinically relevant materials for future implants and cancer studies.
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Reconstructive surgery tech
Born in an engineering class, now the ‘arterial everter’ has been licensed to Baxter.
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Cuba ‘sonic attacks’: A covert accident?
‘We’ve demonstrated a scenario in which the harm might have been unintentional.’
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Fred B. Pelham: building bridges
The first African-American Michigan engineering graduate established a sturdy reputation for designs that last.
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Q&A with Samuel Ting
Samuel C.C. Ting received the Nobel Prize in 1976, with Burton Richter, for discovering the subatomic J/ψ particle. He is the principal investigator for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment on the International Space Station, a $2 billion project installed in 2011. Here, Ting (BS ’59 Eng Phys, Eng Math, MS ’60 LSA, PhD ’62 LSA)…
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Chat tool simplifies tricky online privacy policies
Register for an account on just about any website or download an app to your smartphone and you likely will encounter that pesky, “I certify that I’ve read and understand the privacy policy,” check box. “Typically drafted by lawyers, these documents tell you, ‘This the information we’re collecting, this is how we’re processing it, this…
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Chukwuka Mbagwu: Doing it all
Pilot, engineer and rocket scientist Chukwuka Mbagwu goes above and beyond.
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The X-HALE: A high altitude long endurance aircraft
The X-HALE’s flexibility and wing length could change the future of commercial flight.
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Origami sonic barrier could reduce traffic noise
The ancient paper folding art was combined with wave propagation physics to create a new traffic noise barrier.
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U-M becomes first test bed for on-demand transportation system
Hail, hail a free ride on North Campus