Tag: Health and Environment
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Getting smart about construction safety
A Q&A with the professor who wants to fit construction workers with health-monitoring sensors.
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Oil, gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than EPA reports
Gas leaks estimated to be worth $2 billion could have fueled 10 million homes.
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Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
Buildings, clothing could generate power.
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Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks
More efficient LED lighting and invisibility cloaking are two possible applications for a new process that adds metallic nanoparticles to semiconductors.
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‘Magic’ alloy could spur the next generation of solar cells
A new alloy could reduce the cost of high-efficiency solar cells called “concentrator photovoltaics.”
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Steps for Flint residents to reduce bacteria in filtered water
While filters reduce lead, they can harbor bacteria.
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Quantum limits to heat flow observed at room temperature
Quantum mechanics governs the flow of heat in atoms and Michigan Engineers have directly measured a “quantum of thermal conductance” at room temperature.
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New restrooms help demonstrate urine fertilizer concept
The nation’s first end-to-end urine diversion demonstration system opened, a step toward more sustainable and cost-effective fertilizer and wastewater treatment.