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Future nuclear engineers: U-M hosts high school students to explore careers
The four-week residential program prepared rising twelfth graders for nuclear engineering careers through a mix of academic and practical experiences.
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Morphable materials: Researchers coax nanoparticles to reconfigure themselves
It’s a step toward smart coatings that change color—or other properties—on the fly.
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Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment
New approach could offer those with food allergies another option besides avoidance.
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First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry
The lightweight material could extend EV range or fuel efficiency once its microstructure is understood.
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The corona is weirdly hot—Parker Solar Probe rules out one explanation
S-shaped bends in the sun’s magnetic field don’t form at the sun’s surface, like some scientists thought, and can’t directly heat the sun’s corona.
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National champs: U-Michigan Solar Car Team takes first in American Solar Challenge
After a major setback, the students’ indomitable spirits and another team’s generosity propelled them to the finish.
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U-M solar car team returns to the American Solar Challenge
For the first time since 2018, the University of Michigan solar car team will stake their claim as one of the nation’s best.
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OptoGPT for improving solar cells, smart windows, telescopes and more
Taking advantage of the transformer neural networks that power large language models, engineers can get recipes for materials with the optical properties they need.
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Sea ice’s cooling power is waning faster than its area of extent
A shift in Antarctica’s melting trends and slushy Arctic ice pushes warming from changing sea ice toward the upper limits of climate model estimates.
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You’re just a stick figure to this camera
The anonymity could reduce unnecessary surveillance in an age of smart devices.