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New Toyota autonomous vehicle hub boosts region’s leadership in transforming mobility
In a step that bolsters the region’s strong driverless technology development ecosystem, U-M will be collaborating with Toyota to establish an autonomous vehicle research base in Ann Arbor.
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The Wrestler
In between problem sets, design projects and exams this academic year, the rising star trained for Olympic tryouts.
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Spray-on coating could ice-proof airplanes, power lines, windshields
Spray-on coating could ice-proof airplanes, power lines, windshields.
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Is it time to get serious about geoengineering?
Several techniques fall under the umbrella term “geoengineering,” a field of study that focuses on limiting the effects of climate change by deliberately manipulating the earth’s climate system.
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Michigan design selected for NASA’s NextSTEP toward a crewed Mars mission
The spacecraft engine that will help take humans to Mars may be based on a University of Michigan prototype.
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Out of the #Flood
In the face of disaster, a city’s social media is saving lives and infrastructure. Is this just the beginning for crowd-sourced salvation?
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A matter of time
How the Internet of Things infiltrated one home, and what it could signal about the future of privacy and security.
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Bringing Braille back with better display technology
It’s slow to read computer screens with today’s Braille displays, and the 200-year-old code is declining in use. New technology from Michigan Engineering aims to help bring Braille back.
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Star Wars tech: How far are we? Chewie gets answers
Chewie talks to experts about spacecraft thrusters, light sabers, droids, carbonite and holograms.
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Heat radiates 10,000 times faster at the nanoscale
In a unique ultra-low vibration lab, engineers have, for the first time, measured how heat radiates from one surface to another in a vacuum at distances down to 2 nanometers.