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Mcity opens for remote testing of autonomous vehicle technologies, calls for federal standards
The opening coincides with a new industry partnership project announced at the NVIDIA AI Summit.
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A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves
Flicking lights or swiping wipers could one day add extra security to vehicles.
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‘Astrum’ solar car shoots for the stars by pushing energy efficiency
With nearly every nut and bolt optimized, the Solar Car Team’s newest vehicle will compete in the first World Solar Challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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$1.3M to improve urea fertilizer production and reduce CO2 emissions
Rather than contributing to emissions, the production of an essential fertilizer could consume carbon dioxide, and a U-M team will explore such a method.
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$18M to advance materials research for quantum computing, sustainable plastics and more
New center builds a campus-wide ecosystem for designing and manufacturing materials of the future at U-M while training a more representative workforce.
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Amit Misra to lead Michigan Materials Research Institute
A leader in materials science and engineering, Misra looks to build on the Institute’s early impact.
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$27 million for laboratory astrophysics and nuclear fusion, led by U-M
Two centers, supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration, will explore physics relevant to modeling the performance of the aging nuclear weapons stockpile.
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Mingyan Liu named associate dean for academic affairs
Liu hopes to foster collaborative and innovative problem-solving among faculty from different disciplines.
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U-M’s space design and manufacturing draws second round of support from DARPA
Without the constraints of building on Earth, engineers look to expand the capabilities of what space structures can do.
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Nanobiotics: AI for discovering where and how nanoparticles bind with proteins
A new tool in the fight against superbugs goes beyond protein folding simulations like AlphaFold, potentially revealing antibiotic candidates.
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New apps for visually impaired users provide virtual labels for controls and a way to explore images
With VizLens, users can touch buttons while their phones read out the labels, and Image Explorer provides a workaround for bad or missing alt text.