New mathematical model links up slithering with some kinds of swimming and walking, and it could make programming many-legged robots easier.
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The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.
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Gay Breidinger’s fellowship gift to U-M will provide financial support to aspiring female scientists as well as materials science and engineering graduate students.
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The two will collaborate on building new programming techniques that are accessible to non-experts and non-programmers.
The University of Michigan will lead a suite of projects involving multiple institutions to boost understanding of solid-state EV power cells.
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Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could start making public spaces safer within a year.
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The hectoSTAR probe, with 128 stimulating micro-LEDs and 256 recording electrodes integrated in the same neural probe, was designed for some stellar brain mapping projects
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As a member of the X-lites program, ZEUS joins an international community of extreme light labs working together to advance laser science for the benefit of society
Aviation Artifacts Rescued
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Open-source software enables researchers to see materials in 3D while they’re still on the electron microscope.
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