Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan How would Enbridge shut down the controversial pipeline and construct a replacement tunnel?
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The future of Line 5: Engineering under Lake Michigan
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$9.95M for “smart intersections” across Ann Arbor
Technology embedded in existing infrastructure will provide data to connected and automated vehicles, bolstering safety.
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Sensor technology aims to help US cities extend the life of aging pipelines
Transformative pilot project in Detroit could help cities across U.S. deal with overdue pipeline upgrades.
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Removing and reusing phosphorus from agricultural runoff
Glen Daigger and his research team are developing a biological system that can capture the phosphorus in the water without use of chemicals.
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Improving construction worker safety with wearable sensors
Wearables track heart rate, fatigue and stress.
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Harnessing ultrasonic waves to better monitor aging pipeline infrastructure
Phononics can address problems with signal attenuation.
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$5.2M for digital twins of nuclear reactors could bring down nuclear energy costs
Virtual copies of nuclear reactors could enable smarter maintenance for current reactors and more automation for advanced reactors.
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Battery-free sensor startup takes aim at industrial efficiency
Part of the team that brought us the world’s smallest computer in 2015 brings the future of computing technology into the present.
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A sewage surveillance effort to track COVID-19
We don’t know much about how coronaviruses move through the environment. U-M and Stanford engineers aim to change that.
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Errors found in a bedrock contract bidding model—and how to solve them. A Q&A with Photios Ioannou
A flaw has been uncovered in construction’s best known and most cited competitive bidding model.
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