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Auto plants grew their workforces after transitioning to electric vehicle production
  1. Auto plants grew their workforces after transitioning to electric vehicle production

    Data suggests the switch to EVs may not mean the loss of assembly jobs some predicted.

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  2. U-M engineers to partner in new DOE-backed research hub for clean energy storage

    Researchers will advance battery technologies going beyond current lithium ion capabilities.

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  3. Automotive Research Center at U-M marks 30th anniversary, looks to the future

    Digital engineering for autonomous vehicles will be the main focus of the center’s next five years.

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  4. Making electric motors more efficient, affordable by 3D-printing magnets 

    A $2.6M project will fine tune an advanced manufacturing approach that opens doors to more power-dense and sustainable magnetic materials.

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  5. New dean at Michigan Engineering takes the helm in August

    Karen Thole is a mechanical engineer who has advanced sustainable aviation and diversity.

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  6. Democratizing minimally-invasive surgery

    NAE profile: Shorya Awtar, mechanical engineering

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  7. Explaining a supernova’s ‘string of pearls’

    It looks like the same mechanism that breaks up airplane contrails might be at play in forming the clumps of hydrogen gas that ring the remnant of supernova 1987A.

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  8. Human stem cells coaxed to mimic the very early central nervous system

    The first organized stem cell culture model that resembles all three sections of the embryonic brain and spinal cord could shed light on developmental brain diseases.

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  9. Leader in robotics at U-M and beyond elected to National Academy of Engineering

    Dawn Tilbury is recognized for advances in manufacturing network control and human-robot interaction, as well as engineering leadership.

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  10. Off-road autonomy: Automotive Research Center funded with $100 million through 2028

    As automakers explore self-driving cars, the Army-funded center will figure out how to take the tech off-road through computer modeling and simulation.

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