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  1. $130M Electric Vehicle Center launches at U-Michigan

    A former auto industry executive has been named director of the state-funded center.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Mingyan Liu named Alice L. Hunt Collegiate Professor of Engineering

    Mingyan Liu, renowned for her research specializing in communication networks and cybersecurity, has served as Chair of ECE since 2018. (video of the talk now available)

  5. ECE Expeditions rides to the Lone Star State for a tour of engineering companies

    Students networked with alums, tested demos of new technology, and toured labs at HPE, NASA, Ambiq, Dell, Torc Robotics, and NI.

  6. Wastewater dashboard adds monkeypox, flu and more for five southeast Michigan communities

    The results of monitoring for diseases beyond COVID-19 are now publicly available for Ann Arbor, Flint, Jackson, Tecumseh and Ypsilanti.

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  7. Simulated terrible drivers cut the time and cost of AV testing by a factor of one thousand

    New virtual testing environment breaks the ‘curse of rarity’ for autonomous vehicle emergency decision-making.

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  8. New kind of transistor could shrink communications devices on smartphones

    Integrating a new ferroelectric semiconductor, it paves the way for single amplifiers that can do the work of multiple conventional amplifiers, among other possibilities.

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  9. Andrew Wintenberg awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting the safety of smart systems

    Wintenberg is developing computer algorithms and tools to improve the security of cyber and cyber-physical systems.

  10. Aditya Varma Muppala awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting imaging systems

    Aditya is creating high-resolution, accessible, scalable, and portable imaging radars that are 200x cheaper and 100x smaller than what is currently available.