Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan Amid six months of tumult and chaos, engineering researchers moved quickly and collaboratively with public health officials, producing vital research in the fight against COVID-19.
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New grant to expand open source control software for an intuitive robotic prosthetic leg
University of Michigan researchers have been awarded an NSF grant to design an open source framework for robotic prosthetic legs that function more naturally and offer a wider range of capabilities.
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Lab-on-a-chip offers faster means of identifying best plasma donors in COVID fight
University of Michigan collaboration with Hackensack Meridian CDI offers new pathway to identify antibodies.
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Chemistry and energy: Machine learning to understand catalyst interactions
Toward harnessing machine learning to design the materials we want.
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How to make the robot revolution serve the people
In the midst of outfitting a new building, Michigan roboticists shape a world where robots empower, instead of imperil, our humanity.
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Burn after reading
A self-erasing chip for security and anti-counterfeit tech.
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Research to improve medical imaging of the brain receives Magna cum Laude Merit award
The interdisciplinary team was able to dramatically speed up the process while potentially doubling the quality of the image
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Coordination and collaboration are critical to U.S. leadership in plasma science: a Q&A with the Plasma 2020 Decadal Study co-chair
Plasma science has the potential to speed advances in medicine, energy, electronics and more—including helping us deal with pandemics.
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How a COVID-19 app built at U-Michigan is helping businesses stay open
New real-time employer dashboards provide “live-feed of data” as employees report their symptoms while also safeguarding users’ data privacy.
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Mirror-like photovoltaics get more electricity out of heat
By reflecting nearly all the light they can’t turn into electricity, they help pave the way for storing renewable energy as heat.