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Hurricane tracking satellites successfully launched
  1. Hurricane tracking satellites successfully launched

    NASA has successfully launched a constellation of eight hurricane-tracking microsatellites in a $151 million mission that’s led by the University of Michigan.

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  2. The beginning of the amniotic sac

    Amnion developed from human stem cells are being studied. Understanding infertility and pregnancy loss are one area being investigated.

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  3. Open-access automated cars to advance driverless research

    New research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers to rapidly test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground.

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  4. Hurricane-tracking satellite fleet readies for launch

    Launch is fast approaching for a $151 million, University of Michigan-led NASA satellite mission that will help improve forecasts of hurricane track, intensity and storm surge.

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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.”

  9. 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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  10. “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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