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High Efficiency Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes to sterilize pathogens, including COVID-19
  1. High Efficiency Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes to sterilize pathogens, including COVID-19

    Research led by Prof. Zetian Mi has been honored with the 2020 Editor-in-Chief Choice Award from “Photonics Research.”

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  2. Carbon fiber brain-implant electrodes show promise in animal study

    Material and size designed to give electrodes a chance to operate in the body for years.

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  3. Michigan researchers get $5.3M to expand COVID-19 wastewater monitoring

    “Wastewater-based epidemiology has shown to be a valuable tool to inform public health officials of case levels and infection trends in a community.”

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  4. New protein engineering method could accelerate the discovery of COVID-19 therapeutics

    The method could one day be used to develop nanobodies against other viruses and disease targets as well.

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  5. A resilient campus

    How engineers are applying their expertise for future planning.

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  6. Coughs create complicated airflows. A new project explores how they spread viruses

    U-Michigan and Auburn researchers will use cough simulators, lasers, mannequins, human subjects and computational modeling.

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  7. N95 mask disinfection: New evidence on how hospitals can effectively recycle key PPE

    First-of-its-kind study examined multiple pathogens, as well as filtration and fit.

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  8. Light-twisting ‘chiral’ nanotechnology could accelerate drug screening

    A new approach makes liquid-crystal-like beacons out of harmful amyloid proteins present in diseases such as Type II diabetes.

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  9. More responsive COVID-19 wastewater test developed

    Measuring RNA from SARS-COV-2 allows for more accurate testing than similar methods.

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  10. Treating autoimmune disorders with an inhaler, rather than an IV

    Research in mice shows efficacy for multiple sclerosis.

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