Lowering CT Radiation
U-M researchers are working to create a sophisticated algorithm to create high-quality CT scans from a much lower dose of radiation. Currently, CT scans require a very high X-ray dose to create an...
View ArticlePredicting your risk of illness
Imagine a future when you could predict whether or not you are at risk of becoming sick. U-M professor Alfred Hero is working to make that a reality with his research into the human genome’s response...
View ArticleImproving construction safety with augmented reality
Construction Engineers can now walk through an actual site and experience a facility as it may be built in the future, or “look into” the ground and see water, sewer, and gas pipes as they exist below...
View ArticleCreating lasers with unprecendented power
Can large-output lasers be used to identify materials at long distances? U-M electrical engineer Mohammed Islam is working to create lasers that have an output power of up to 50 watts, allowing them...
View ArticleLiquids bounce off super-repellent surface
A nanoscale coating that’s at least 95 percent air repels the broadest range of liquids of any material in its class, causing them to bounce off the treated surface, according to the University of...
View ArticleDesigning the computers of 2025
U-M researchers will be tackling the end of Moore’s Law – and designing the computers of 2025 – at a new research center. The Center for Future Architectures Research (C-FAR) (www.futurearchs.org)...
View ArticleExpert: Possible causes of Boeing battery burn-out
U-M Chemical Engineering Professor Levi Thompson discusses the grounding of the Boeing 787 jets due to battery malfunction. Thompson explains how overheating of Lithium Ion batteries could cause...
View ArticleComputers that mimic the brain
U-M researchers are developing a new type of electronic switch that mimics the behavior of a biological neuron in the human brain, which is able to perform complex tasks much more efficiently than...
View ArticleCreating energy-efficient data centers
Many data centers use the same amount of electricity needed to power a small city, says U-M Professor Thomas Wenisch. With more than half a million data centers in the world, that’s a lot of energy...
View ArticleTargeting disease with nanoparticles
Nanoparticles, which are popular candidates for ferrying drugs to target locations in the human body, have been shown to evade the immune system and infiltrate tissues and cells. This makes them...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s nuclear weapon test
Experts suspect that North Korea’s recent nuclear explosive test was different from the previous two. Michigan Engineering Professor Sara Pozzi explains how air samples could reveal whether the bomb...
View ArticleFrom running roaches to robots
U-M engineers are analyzing the reflexes of cockroaches to aid in developing steadier robots. Professor Shai Revzen is recording the reaction of running cockroaches being shoved sideways, discovering...
View ArticleWhat will it take to get humans to Mars?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about human beings going to Mars. But the engineering challenges for getting to the red planet are as great as the goal itself. We paid a visit to spacecraft and...
View ArticleHow do you land a probe on a comet?
Two comets will be swinging around the sun in 2013, allowing for rare naked-eye appearances by the elusive balls of rock and ice. But 2014 and 2015 will be the real exciting years for space...
View ArticleWill we ever be able to print the entire human body?
3D printing is revolutionizing the world, and medicine is no exception. U-M researchers are already printing human body parts such as ears and noses. We asked Biomedical Engineering Professor Scott...
View ArticleWeapons-detecting radars
In the aftermath of the Newtown school shooting, a U-M professor envisions a new use for a weapons-detecting radar system. The technology could potentially identify a hidden gun or bomb on an...
View ArticleWhat makes the perfect swing in baseball?
With opening day around the corner, fans around the country are gearing up to watch the big hitters. We asked U-M Engineering Professor Noel Perkins to tell us the factors that going into swinging the...
View ArticleU-M takes first step towards teleportation
Xavier Vlad, who heads up the Center for Advanced Material Irradiation, describes an experimental oddity: one test sample vanished from the vacuum chamber at the end of an ion beam line and appeared...
View ArticleFracktopia
The techniques of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling have come together over the past decade to change the American energy landscape. Now more and more researchers are looking...
View ArticleBuilding Better Blood Vessels
One of the major obstacles to growing new organs – replacement hearts, lungs and kidneys, for example – is the difficulty engineers face in building blood vessels. A Michigan Engineering researcher...
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