Tag: Michigan Engineer 2023
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A flying chevette
Paul Debevec’s pioneering techniques in computer graphics and virtual production have revolutionized filmmaking and are now shaping the future of the entertainment industry.
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Fighting the good fight
Elsie MacGill shattered barriers as the world’s first female aeronautical engineer and played a pivotal role in streamlining aircraft production.
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Helping students set a course
A professor and his wife set up a scholarship based on their experiences with getting to know their students
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Laser-focused
Franklin Dollar, a pioneer in laser plasma research, is not only unraveling cosmic mysteries but also promoting equity and inclusivity in science education and research
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New sensation
Not only can research participants control a prosthetic hand with their minds—now they can begin to “feel” it, too.
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Bittersweet business
Askanya Chocolates continues to churn out opportunity in an increasingly troubled Haiti.
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Peecycling
Progress continues for upcycling urine as a safe agricultural fertilizer.
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Moving out
While flood-resiliency efforts continue, Indonesia plans to abandon Jakarta as its capital.
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Focused ambitions
While hunger for an artificial intelligence that can think like a human remains unsated, AI continues to appear in our lives in smaller ways.
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Building curious machines
We know more about Mars than our own oceans and lakes. Could artificial intelligence provide answers?
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Unbreakable bonds
The properties of PFAS are so great that we have used these chemicals widely—so widely that now they contaminate our water, our air, our land and our bodies. What can we do about it? Engineers have some ideas, although it’s not going to be easy.