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Universities collaborate to examine Flint water filters
  1. Universities collaborate to examine Flint water filters

    Researchers from the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Michigan State University are conducting studies that are expected to provide additional guidance about the use of filters in Flint.

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  2. Solar storms: Regional forecasts now possible

    Researchers at the University of Michigan and Rice University have developed a new tool to help forecast solar storms and their effects on the power grid and communication satellites.

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  3. Robotics building design approved, including space for Ford

    Robotic technologies for air, sea and roads, for factories, hospitals and homes will have tailored lab space in Michigan Engineering’s robotics laboratory.

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  4. MARLO makes initial attempt at the Wave Field

    For now, Grizzle and his graduate students are only attempting the easiest routes, between the grassy two- to three-foot moguls, over smaller undulations that he calls “merely very difficult.”

  5. Hacking into homes: Security flaws found in SmartThings connected home system

    “I would say it’s okay to use as a hobby right now, but I wouldn’t use it where security is paramount.”

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  6. “Trojan horse” Nanoparticle can halt asthma, allergies

    In an entirely new approach to treating asthma and allergies, a biodegradable nanoparticle acts like a Trojan horse, hiding an allergen in a friendly shell to convince the immune system not to attack it.

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  7. Lights Out

    The power goes out. The aurorae stretch to the tropics. Could a major solar storm mean a year without electricity?

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  8. Bringing Braille back with better display technology

    It’s slow to read computer screens with today’s Braille displays, and the 200-year-old code is declining in use. New technology from Michigan Engineering aims to help bring Braille back.

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  9. Star Wars tech: How far are we? Chewie gets answers

    Chewie talks to experts about spacecraft thrusters, light sabers, droids, carbonite and holograms.

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  10. Distinguished lecturer embarks on water quality talk tour

    Nancy Love, professor of civil & environmental engineering, embarks on a year-long water quality talk tour as a distinguished lecturer for the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors Foundation.

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