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  1. OptoGPT for improving solar cells, smart windows, telescopes and more

    Taking advantage of the transformer neural networks that power large language models, engineers can get recipes for materials with the optical properties they need.

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  2. Sea ice’s cooling power is waning faster than its area of extent 

    A shift in Antarctica’s melting trends and slushy Arctic ice pushes warming from changing sea ice toward the upper limits of climate model estimates.

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  3. You’re just a stick figure to this camera

    The anonymity could reduce unnecessary surveillance in an age of smart devices.

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  4. Automotive Research Center at U-M marks 30th anniversary, looks to the future

    Digital engineering for autonomous vehicles will be the main focus of the center’s next five years.

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  5. Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support

    The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets.

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  6. Electric aviation: Batteries that stay strong for the flight duration

    Borrowing methods from biology, a team of scientists and engineers designed and tested an electrolyte that keeps battery power delivery high, cycle after cycle.

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  7. An invisible mask? Wearable air curtain, treated to kill viruses, blocks 99.8% of aerosols

    Headworn tech from U-M startup could protect agricultural and industrial workers from airborne pathogens.

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  8. $10.5M biomaterials center to connect researchers, fund innovation and fight resource discrimination

    Building on a network of biomaterials researchers and the success of a seed grant effort, U-M and UW lead a new NIH-funded center

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  9. Remembering philanthropist Ann Lurie

    Lurie, whose gifts enabled profound impacts at Michigan Engineering, died at the age of 79.

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  10. Not quite ready for autonomous taxis? Tele-driving could be a bridge

    If drivers could choose any available car as a starting point, ride-hailing services could become cheaper as energy and labor are used more efficiently.

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