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  1. U-M team reaches next phase of Amazon Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge

    Team SEAGULL, led by doctoral student Yichi Zhang and advised by Prof. Joyce Chai, strives to develop embodied AI agents capable of attending to users’ needs, following natural language instructions, collaborating, and continuously improving through interaction.

  2. Walking and slithering aren’t as different as you think

    New mathematical model links up slithering with some kinds of swimming and walking, and it could make programming many-legged robots easier.

  3. Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells

    The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.

  4. Sowing opportunity

    Gay Breidinger’s fellowship gift to U-M will provide financial support to aspiring female scientists as well as materials science and engineering graduate students.

  5. Prof. Xinyu Wang collaborates with UiPath to democratize automation

    The two will collaborate on building new programming techniques that are accessible to non-experts and non-programmers.

  6. $11M DOE center for next-gen battery technology

    The University of Michigan will lead a suite of projects involving multiple institutions to boost understanding of solid-state EV power cells.

  7. Durable coating kills the COVID virus and other germs in minutes

    Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could start making public spaces safer within a year.

  8. Next generation neural probe leads to expanded understanding of the brain

    The hectoSTAR probe, with 128 stimulating micro-LEDs and 256 recording electrodes integrated in the same neural probe, was designed for some stellar brain mapping projects

  9. ZEUS Joins International Community of Extreme Light Virtuosos

    As a member of the X-lites program, ZEUS joins an international community of extreme light labs working together to advance laser science for the benefit of society

  10. Reframing Michigan’s Aeronautical Past

    Aviation Artifacts Rescued