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Not quite ready for autonomous taxis? Tele-driving could be a bridge
If drivers could choose any available car as a starting point, ride-hailing services could become cheaper as energy and labor are used more efficiently.
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Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support
The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets.
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Electric aviation: Batteries that stay strong for the flight duration
Borrowing methods from biology, a team of scientists and engineers designed and tested an electrolyte that keeps battery power delivery…
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Campus & Community
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Remembering philanthropist Ann Lurie
Lurie, whose gifts enabled profound impacts at Michigan Engineering, died at the age of 79.
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The legacy of Lynn Conway, chip design pioneer and transgender-rights advocate
Conway, professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science, has died.
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Racing hydrogen cars in Detroit
Henderson Academy students used electrolyzers to produce hydrogen gas from water and power miniature fuel cell cars.
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Research
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An invisible mask? Wearable air curtain, treated to kill viruses, blocks 99.8% of aerosols
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$10.5M biomaterials center to connect researchers, fund innovation and fight resource discrimination
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US public opinion on social media is warming to nuclear energy, but concerns remain
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Making electric motors more efficient, affordable by 3D-printing magnets
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Nanoscale engineering brings light-twisting materials to more extreme settings
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Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency
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AI chips could get a sense of time
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Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants
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Racing hydrogen cars in Detroit
Features
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The Highest Honor
Michigan Engineering counts 35 living NAE members among its ranks, and The Michigan Engineer has undertaken a multi-year mission to photograph them.