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  1. Gregory Robinson details the journey of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for Gilleo Lectureship

    Under Robinson’s leadership, the James Webb Space Telescope project went from being years behind schedule and billions over-budget to one of NASA’s greatest achievements of the 21st century.

  2. In a new Technical Sales course, students practice the skill set of selling technology to businesses

    Alum Eli Neumann, the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales Engineers, co-designed the Center for Entrepreneurship course.

  3. Testing batteries for safety and performance without opening them up

    A new formula makes sense of the way batteries respond to different alternating current frequencies, revealing materials, structures, faults and more.

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  4. Quantum entanglement could make accelerometers and dark matter detectors more precise

    And yes, they are looking to miniaturize it for smartphone dead reckoning.

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  5. U-M CSE research team advances to top five in Amazon Alexa Prize Simbot Challenge

    The challenge is a means of pushing forward with their research into development of next-generation embodied AI agents.

  6. “Self-driving” water systems: A Q&A with Branko Kerkez

    Taking a people-first approach to water management

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  7. Unbreakable bonds

    The properties of PFAS are so great that we have used these chemicals widely—so widely that now they contaminate our water, our air, our land and our bodies. What can we do about it? Engineers have some ideas, although it’s not going to be easy.

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  8. Team working to reduce energy burdens in Detroit recognized with Michigan Difference Student Leadership Award

    PhD students Joshua Brooks, Xavier Farrell, and Madeline Miller are part of an NSF Smart and Connected Communities project that partners with local Detroit organizations to reduce household energy insecurity.

  9. Optimization could cut the carbon footprint of AI training by up to 75%

    Deep learning models that power giants like TikTok and Amazon, as well as tools like ChatGPT, could save energy without new hardware or infrastructure.

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  10. M.A.R.S. Dialogues explore the ethics underpinning aerospace today and a spacefaring future

    Students, faculty and staff discuss aerospace culture and challenge narratives that are often assumed to be true.

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