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Battery economics could power the future of energy
  1. Battery economics could power the future of energy

    Prof. Johanna Mathieu of EECS and Prof. Catherine Hausman of Public Policy are heading a new project to explore the social costs and benefits of battery energy storage on the electrical grid.

  2. Running an LED in reverse could cool future computers

    Harnessing heat flow at the nanoscale while suppressing thermal radiation from the LED enables a new approach to light-based cooling.

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  3. ECE student Brandon Russell explores space phenomena in a lab

    PhD student Brandon Russell is awarded the Rackham International Student Fellowship for his research on magnetic fields in high-energy plasmas, which could help advance the development of clean energy and our understanding of energetic astrophysical phenomena.

  4. Rackham Fellowship for enabling autonomous agents to learn continuously

    “What I’m doing is trying to come up with ideas to let the agent continue learning different skills across its life.”

  5. Teaching self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement

    Data gleaned from cameras and sensors increases predictive accuracy.

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  6. Global CO2 Initiative announces advisory board

    A diverse group of leaders in technology, research, policy, and industry assemble to drive development of a critical climate solution.

    The post Global CO2 Initiative announces advisory board appeared first on Engineering Research News.

  7. ‘Air traffic control’ for driverless cars could speed up deployment

    Human-generated responses could remotely assist autonomous vehicles decision’s during times of uncertainty.

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  8. Three professors inducted into NAE

    The new inductees join 33 other University of Michigan members.

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  9. How air conditioners could advance a renewable power grid

    In an approach that won’t disrupt consumers, researchers will tackle two of the biggest issues in the energy industry.

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  10. Built by humans. Ruled by computers.

    In the world of humans, Brian Russell is a regular blue-collar guy. Stocky with a shaved head, black-rimmed glasses and a tightly trimmed Van Dyke, he pulls down steady hours at his job installing security systems. Every night, he drives his old green Jeep home to a freshly planted subdivision of modest ranch houses outside […]

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