University of Michigan
Engineering News
-
Michigan first-responders train on drone technology and use with experts at U-M
Two-day training, in realistic scenarios at Mcity, provides certification credits and helps communities plan for drone use in emergencies.
-
Knee exoskeletons to relieve arthritis pain, preserve mobility
Extending a motorized brace approach to take the load off arthritic knees, a U-M research team shifts from boosting strength…
-
Complexity isn’t subjective. The right amount results in new nanomaterial properties
Graph theory can quantify complexity, defined as a mix of order and disorder. Nanoparticle structures with the optimal ratio have…
Featured Topics
Campus & Community
-
U-Michigan’s new online engineering master’s program focuses on data and decision analytics
New master’s program can be done in-person or online with ‘no career breaks, no commute, no compromise.
-
UK’s Royal Society elects Stephen Forrest, engineer and entrepreneur
Forrest’s work underpins commercial fiber-optic communications and OLED displays, with an eye to future generations of photovoltaics.
-
U-Michigan offers online construction engineering and management master’s
Institutional expertise in managing construction projects is not being passed along.
-
Accelerating pharmaceutical advances with organoid technology
Madeline Eiken (PhD BME ’25) is commercializing organoid technology that could spur new treatments for disease and reduce animal testing.
In the News
MIT Technology Review
Health-care AI is here. We don’t know if it actually helps patients.
Popular Mechanics
The Conversation
Tech Briefs
Research
-
Better helium reporting to improve fission and fusion materials modeling
-
Key structures to metallic glass stability revealed with machine learning
-
Modeling particles reveals soil density impact on surface fault ruptures
-
Silk made into strong plastic-like materials with 6G potential
-
Robots and AI to help shipbuilding stay on track
-
Quantum metallurgy: Electron crystals deform and melt
-
Death-defying protein found in tardigrades preserves synthetic cells
-
Robotics, advanced manufacturing and national security: Q&A with Chinedum Okwudire
-
Stem cell model of human embryo produces yolk sac without hypoblasts
-
Ultrashort laser pulses achieve stronger photoemission
-
Features
How Stephen Forrest shaped smartphones, flat-screens and the internet
His photodetectors underpin the internet. His OLEDs revolutionized smartphones and displays. His organic solar cells and heat-to-electricity tech could power the future.
Faculty Perspectives
-
Robotics, advanced manufacturing and national security: Q&A with Chinedum Okwudire
-
How to improve AI energy efficiency with open-source tools: Q&A with Mosharaf Chowdhury
-
U-Michigan aims to bridge the ‘valley of death’ for manufacturing tech
-
Human exploration of Mars: National Academies give NASA their recommendations
