Creating 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...
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Fracktopia Town Hall
View On-Demand Abstract Michigan Radio’s Lester Graham as moderates a town hall meeting on the future of fracking in Michigan. This live event featured a screening of Fracktopia, a documentary about...
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...
View ArticleNew camera detects radiation
A new imaging device developed by University of Michigan engineers can detect gamma ray radiation and identify its source for operators. The detection of radiation has a variety of uses, including the...
View ArticleShapeshifting Nanoparticles
Michigan Engineering researchers are exploring how the process of nudging nanoparticles can help them change their structure – creating order from disorder. By examining matter at the nanoparticle...
View ArticleCould we ever have free Public Wifi?
We’ve become accustomed to walking into public buildings and accessing WiFi for free. We can imagine a future where we’ll be able to access wireless signals from a vehicle or while walking down the...
View ArticleMining the Causes of Alzheimer’s
One potential cause of Alzheimer’s disease being explored by researchers is related to the damage done to membranes of neurons by amyloid-beta (AB) peptides. U-M biomedical engineer Michael Mayer is...
View ArticleSecurity Risks in the Sensors of Implantable Medical Devices
The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study involving University of Michigan...
View Articlewhat impact does your lawn have on our earth
It’s summertime, and lawnmowers can be heard in neighborhoods across America as homeowners work outside to take care of their lawns. That lawn care requires resources such as electricity, gasoline,...
View ArticleSoftware aims to stop internet censorship
More and more countries are practicing internet censorship, and with increasingly sophisticated tools, according to U-M Assistant Professor J. Alex Halderman. To combat that, Halderman and his team...
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