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Engineering News
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This satellite constellation transformed earth science by creatively tuning in to GPS signals
Governments and companies have launched similar constellations to use the method, called GNSS-R, to monitor and forecast wildfires, flooding and more.
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A self-cleaning device for oceanic carbon capture
Cyclic pH swings wash away electrode fouling, and a ridged flow channel swirls water to reach an industrial-scale current density.
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HydroGym trains, assesses AI for actively controlling fluid dynamics
With more than 60 environments, the simulated proving ground aims to speed the development of AI controllers that optimize drag,…
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Campus & Community
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Cultivating Michigan’s cherry heritage in Traverse City: The Lyon family
John, Gloria and Chris Lyon are University of Michigan Engineering alumni bringing an engineer’s mindset to a five-generation fruit farm.
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Pioneering computational materials engineering
NAE profile: Elizabeth A. Holm, materials science and engineering.
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Bringing nature’s complexity to engineered materials.
NAE profile: Nicholas A. Kotov, chemical engineering.
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Keeping Michigan’s waterfronts working from Grand Haven: Elizabeth Wilkinson
University of Michigan Engineering alum maintains 18 Lake Michigan harbors on Michigan’s west coast.
In the News
The Guardian
Experimental bathtub: the remote lake island trying wave power to boost energy security
MIT Technology Review
Health-care AI is here. We don’t know if it actually helps patients.
Popular Mechanics
The Conversation
Research
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New flu vaccine protects mice against multiple strains
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New model bridges ferroelectric physics and circuit modeling
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Designing memory-centric chips for future space telescopes
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Mercury has part-time radiation belts
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Molten salt reactors: A new testing facility improves pump shaft seals
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Self-driving cars: near-miss driving data can expedite AV algorithm training
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X-pinch plasma achieves radial proton acceleration for crisp imaging
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Mobile VPN security is not as strong as advertised
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Harnessing climate investments to serve development goals
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Detecting neutron sources by borrowing inference tools from cosmology
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Features
Algae in the air?
As health questions about Lake Erie’s algae bloom swirl, Michigan Engineers look for answers.
