It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.
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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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The ability to accurately detect where X-rays land and in what dose could reduce the collateral damage from radiation therapy.
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A Ph.D. student shares his remarkable path from Cuba to chemical engineering at U-M.
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Experiments with custom-made biologging devices offer new insight into dolphin swimming and energy requirements.
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“I am looking forward to working with the incredible talent we have at U-M to expand the frontiers of computational science, and in more firmly establishing the role of computing in solving the grand challenge problems facing humanity.”
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The Institute for Energy Solutions will continue U-M’s 75-year legacy of leadership in energy research.
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It turns out cerium flow batteries lose voltage when electrolyte molecules siphon off energy to form different complexes around the metal.
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A new attack discovered by the University of Michigan and NASA exploits a trusted network technology to create unexpected and potentially catastrophic behavior
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A collaboration between engineers and experts from the U-M Center for Social Solutions to address inequity in flood recovery.
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