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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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New model bridges ferroelectric physics and circuit modeling
Key takeaways A new physics-based analytical model can accurately predict ferroelectric behavior under real-world, complex voltages, according to a study…
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Designing memory-centric chips for future space telescopes
An SRAM chip design could avoid data-movement bottlenecks, helping next-generation telescopes image Earth-like planets orbiting distant suns.
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Campus & Community
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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.
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Building sustainable furniture, structures and community in Marquette: Pete Cook
A University of Michigan Engineering alum is prototyping and implementing a more sustainable way of living.
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Changing the way we view the Earth
NAE profile: Christopher Ruf, climate and space sciences and engineering.
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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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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Smarter diagnostics could extend the lives of silicon EV batteries
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Community co-designed wave energy prototypes demonstrated in Lake Michigan
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Perfectly imperfect: U-M Center for Complex Particle Systems harnesses disorder in nanomaterials
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Features
Algae in the air?
As health questions about Lake Erie’s algae bloom swirl, Michigan Engineers look for answers.
