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Electric aviation: Battery experts, aero entrepreneurs, state leaders and venture capitalists converge
  1. Electric aviation: Battery experts, aero entrepreneurs, state leaders and venture capitalists converge

    ‘Here, we have industry and expertise. Take that and combine it with belief—and magic happens.’

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  2. $18M to advance materials research for quantum computing, sustainable plastics and more

    New center builds a campus-wide ecosystem for designing and manufacturing materials of the future at U-M while training a more representative workforce.

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  3. Optimization could cut the carbon footprint of AI training by up to 75%

    Deep learning models that power giants like TikTok and Amazon, as well as tools like ChatGPT, could save energy without new hardware or infrastructure.

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  4. Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power

    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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  5. Equity in the energy technology transition is new Institute’s goal

    The Institute for Energy Solutions will continue U-M’s 75-year legacy of leadership in energy research.

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  6. Land use matters as communities cut carbon emissions

    Communities will have varied tolerances for the acreage occupied by renewables. A new study quantifies the land needed for different options.

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  7. Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells

    The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.

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  8. University of Michigan partners on multi-institution planning effort for state’s water future

    Work for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will develop a policy roadmap to safe, low cost water services.

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  9. Toward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows

    A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.

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  10. Honoring the past and sizing up nuclear’s future at the Phoenix rededication

    The Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, conceived as a war memorial following World War II, remains relevant in the face of climate change and international conflict.

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