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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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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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Internet-scanning U-M startup offers new approach to cybersecurity
Censys is the first commercially available internet-wide scanning tool. It helps IT experts to secure large networks with a constantly changing array of devices.
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Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
Buildings, clothing could generate power.
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New $32M center reimagines how computers are designed
‘You shouldn’t need a Ph.D. to design new computing systems.’
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Learning to work like engineers
While the task is simple — build a device to sort balls by color — the lessons go much deeper.
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Engineering students, teen create tech for the blind
A 17-year-old Ypsilanti high school student who is visually impaired worked with a software engineering class to develop technology that could make life easier for the blind.
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Ed Lesher: Aircraft Hall of Famer
This aeronautics professor taught students in mid-air and flew into record books.
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G.G. Brown: Mentor and pioneer
A leader whose methods and means were ahead of their time, Brown remains a Michigan icon.