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Reducing wildfires: A power operations model to limit risk in dry, windy areas
New method can help avoid public safety power shut-offs during fire-prone climate conditions.
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Optimizing the answer to ‘where?’
NAE profile: Mark Stephen Daskin, industrial and operations engineering
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Advancing national security on all fronts
NAE profile: Donald C. Winter, naval architecture and marine engineering, and aerospace engineering
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Democratizing minimally-invasive surgery
NAE profile: Shorya Awtar, mechanical engineering
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Better wastewater treatment with biology
NAE profile: Glen T. Daigger, civil and environmental engineering
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The Highest Honor
University of Michigan Engineering counts 35 living NAE members among its ranks, and The Michigan Engineer has undertaken a multi-year mission to photograph them.
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Seeing the sun in a new light
For scientists, students and the rest of us, the April 2024 eclipse helped illuminate some of the sun’s deepest mysteries.
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New reactor could save millions when making ingredients for plastics and rubber from natural gas
With oil production dropping, a process using natural gas is needed to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products and more.
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Targeting multiple COVID variants through the twist in the spike protein
Particles that gum up the keys that the virus uses to enter cells could one day be an effective COVID treatment whenever vaccines and other treatments fall short.
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Bridge in a box: Unlocking origami’s power to produce load-bearing structures
Foldable origami with thick panels opens a world of possibilities.