Research
Transportation summit discusses future of vehicles
BY GIACOMO BOLOGNA
Last week was busy for the University's Transportation Research Institute, which announced the creation of the Michigan Mobility Transformation Center in the midst of its three-day long symposium on connected vehicles and infrastructure.
TechArb startup creates new fuel injector
BY ARIANA ASSAF
Two engineering students have created a new method of fuel injection to make small engines more environmentally friendly.
Engineering graduate student Lihang Nong and Engineering alum Brett Merkel began work on PicoSpray in the University’s TechArb start-up lab in November 2010.
University researcher leads archeological dig
BY RACHEL PREMACK
An ongoing archeological dig in Sudan conducted by a University researcher may unearth discoveries about an ancient Nubian city.
Physics professors analyze discovery of God Particle
- Austen Hufford/Daily
BY IAN DILLINGHAM
The fourth-floor Rackham Amphitheatre was filled to capacity on Wednesday night as panelists and the University’s physics community gathered to discuss one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of modern physics: the Higgs boson.
University partners with Department of Energy for battery research
BY ANDREW SCHULMAN
The University will host an advanced battery laboratory as part of a regional network for battery research, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Friday.
Researcher works to create artificial lungs for humans
- Katherine Pekala/Daily
BY DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN
An estimated 200,000 people die from lung disease in the United States each year, many while waiting for a transplant.
MCubed research program awards first 50 grants
BY MICHELE GILLINGHAM
At 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Twitter account of the University’s Office of the Vice President for Research started lighting up with new tweets.
“Emergence of locally-owned food business in Detroit #mcubed,” read one tweet, accompanied by a link.
“Adaptive health communications over mobile devices #mcubed,” read another.
New oral drug aids patients battling Gaucher disease
BY DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN
For patients with Gaucher disease, a new drug could mean a whole new way of life.
Study shows disparities in genetic counseling
BY RENUKA SANTHANAGOPALAN
University researchers published this month a disparity between counseling received by parents with newborns that had the sickle cell trait, a gene that can cause sickle cell anemia, and newborns who were carriers of cystic fibrosis.
University professor awarded grant for physics research
BY STEVE ZOSKI
Last week, a University professor checked her e-mail and received a surprising message claiming that over $500,000 in grant money was headed her way. Not having applied for or heard of the grant, she initially thought the e-mail was a hoax.
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