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  1. Leinweber Innovation Lab becomes design hub for moon garden equipment

    The lab’s four open studio spaces were the perfect fit for the Bioastronautics and Life Support Systems student team to help future moon missions.

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  2. Finding the most efficient carbon-neutral aircraft for your flight

    Sustainable aviation doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all solution, but an interactive tool can identify the right fit given the flight distance, speed and payload.

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  3. Boosting AI model size and training speed with lightwave-connected chips

    AI growth is capped by data transfer rates between computing chips, but transferring data with light could remove the ceiling.

  4. New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals

    Cutting acid and base treatments from conventional desalination plants could save billions of dollars globally, making seawater a more affordable option for drinking water.

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  5. ‘Unprecedented’ level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopter

    Brain-computer interface can enable people with paralysis to socialize with others, participate in remote work and enjoy recreational activities.

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  6. $5M to improve testing, durability, and noise levels of wave energy devices and offshore wind

    The research could make offshore renewable energy more reliable and a better neighbor to marine life, also enabling laboratory testing of larger prototypes.

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  7. Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: organic solar cells for space

    Some carbon-based solar cells already show no drop in performance after three years’ worth of radiation, and the cause of degradation in others could be preventable.

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  8. Twisted Edison: bright, elliptically polarized incandescent light

    Filaments curling at the micro- and nanoscale produce light waves that twirl as they travel.

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  9. Beaver Island residents sign up for U-M wave energy panel

    Each member will provide essential input for U-M engineers to design a wave energy prototype that best suits the island’s needs.

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  10. Toward quantum for the real world: photonic team in running for center-level funding

    A team led by the University of Michigan aims to bring the extraordinary accuracy of quantum laboratory measurements to real-world devices.

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