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.
The post Solar storms: Regional forecasts now possible appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.
Robotic technologies for air, sea and roads, for factories, hospitals and homes will have tailored lab space in Michigan Engineering’s robotics laboratory.
The post Robotics building design approved, including space for Ford appeared first on Engineering Research News.
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.”
“I would say it’s okay to use as a hobby right now, but I wouldn’t use it where security is paramount.”
The post Hacking into homes: Security flaws found in SmartThings connected home system appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.
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.
The post “Trojan horse” Nanoparticle can halt asthma, allergies appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.
The power goes out. The aurorae stretch to the tropics. Could a major solar storm mean a year without electricity?
The post Lights Out appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.
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.
The post Bringing Braille back with better display technology appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.
Chewie talks to experts about spacecraft thrusters, light sabers, droids, carbonite and holograms.
The post Star Wars tech: How far are we? Chewie gets answers appeared first on Engineering Research News.
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.
The post Distinguished lecturer embarks on water quality talk tour appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.
A small, implantable device that researchers are calling a cancer “super-attractor” could eventually give doctors an early warning of relapse in breast cancer patients and even slow the disease’s spread to other organs in the body.
The post Cancer “decoy” shows potential for breast cancer treatment appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.
Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan