Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan Sustainable fuels, democratized programming tools, and Internet censorship countermeasures are a few of the projects’ broad potential impacts.
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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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Nanoscale ferroelectric semiconductor could power AI and post-Moore’s Law computing on a phone
Next-gen computing material gets down to the right size for modern manufacturing.
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Scalable method to manufacture thin film transistors achieves ultra-clean interface for high performance, low-voltage device operation
Led by Prof. Becky Peterson, the research focuses on a category of materials important for low power logic operations, high pixel density screens, touch screens, and haptic displays.
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Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power
Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is ten times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind.
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Open-source hardware: a growing movement to democratize IC design
Dr. Mehdi Saligane, a leader in the open-source chip design community, was among the first researchers to fabricate a successful chip as part of Google’s multi-project wafer program.
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A brain game may predict your risk of infection
When a person’s cognitive function is highly variable, they’re likely to be more infectious and have more symptoms after exposure to a respiratory virus.
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Microelectronics researchers plan new initiative, enhanced collaboration to aid semiconductor industry
Leaders in microelectronics from across Michigan Engineering gathered to plan the formation of Michigan’s Advanced Vision for Education and Research in Integrated Circuits, with an eye to building industry partnerships and strengthening US leadership.
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ECE Rising Star Tanya Das helps shape nationwide science policy to address climate change and more
Das, who previously served the Biden Administration as the Chief of Staff of the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy, is currently the Associate Director of Energy Innovation at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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New non-invasive optical imaging approach for monitoring brain health could improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury patients
The SCISCCO system could better monitor brain and organ metabolism, helping to diagnose concussions, monitor cerebral metabolism in traumatic brain injury patients, and gauge the response of organs to treatments in an operating or emergency room scenario.
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