Latest news from University of Michigan on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/brain-like-computer-steers-rolling-robot-with-0-25-of-the-power-needed-by-conventional-controllers/?sc=rsin /articles/brain-like-computer-steers-rolling-robot-with-0-25-of-the-power-needed-by-conventional-controllers/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:25:33 EST A smaller, lighter and more energy efficient computer, demonstrated at the University of Michigan, could help save weight and power for autonomous drones and rovers, with implications for autonomous vehicles more broadly. University of Michigan /articles/u-michigan-uc-riverside-launch-alliance-to-promote-hydrogen-fueled-internal-combustion-engines/?sc=rsin /articles/u-michigan-uc-riverside-launch-alliance-to-promote-hydrogen-fueled-internal-combustion-engines/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:50:49 EST Hydrogen has the potential to power internal combustion engines, including on-road and off-road vehicles and equipment, and large marine engines. Despite its promise to reduce climate change emissions such as carbon dioxide and harmful pollutants, hydrogen has largely remained underutilized in the United States. Officials at the University of Michigan and University of California, Riverside, along with several industry partners, are working to change that with the launch of the Hydrogen Engine Alliance of North America, or H2EA-NA. The alliance will promote hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel that can complement internal combustion engine, or ICE, vehicles while supporting the transition to electric and other zero emission technologies. University of Michigan /articles/covid-19-5-years-on-lingering-impacts-and-pandemic-preparedness/?sc=rsin /articles/covid-19-5-years-on-lingering-impacts-and-pandemic-preparedness/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:10:02 EST March 11 will mark five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. University of Michigan experts look back on successes and failures in public health and medicine; discuss continued effects in education, business and society; and offer insights on how prepared we are for a future pandemic. University of Michigan /articles/roadway-safety-research-automated-vehicle-testing-join-forces-at-u-m/?sc=rsin /articles/roadway-safety-research-automated-vehicle-testing-join-forces-at-u-m/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:55:48 EST In an effort to bolster its research on next-generation mobility technologies that save lives, the University of Michigan is fusing its longstanding leadership in transportation safety with its distinct expertise in testing connected and automated vehicle technologies. University of Michigan /articles/young-children-adapt-quickly-to-changing-pandemic-behaviors/?sc=rsin /articles/young-children-adapt-quickly-to-changing-pandemic-behaviors/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:50:33 EST The COVID-19 pandemic had a major and sudden effect on all aspects of life, requiring children and their families to rapidly change their habits and adopt new behaviors to stay healthy. University of Michigan /articles/u-m-awarded-up-to-7-5m-to-bring-heat-tolerant-semiconductors-from-lab-to-fab/?sc=rsin /articles/u-m-awarded-up-to-7-5m-to-bring-heat-tolerant-semiconductors-from-lab-to-fab/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:16 EST Heat-resistant sensing and computing chips made of silicon carbide could advance aircraft, electric and gas-powered vehicles, renewable energy, defense and space exploration--and University of Michigan researchers are leading a multimillion dollar collaborative effort to bring more of them to market. University of Michigan /articles/digital-learning-platform-improves-reading-growth-by-9-percentile-points-bridging-learning-gaps/?sc=rsin /articles/digital-learning-platform-improves-reading-growth-by-9-percentile-points-bridging-learning-gaps/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:40:05 EST Elementary school students improve their reading skills more quickly with an interactive, digital-learning platform than with conventional, pen-and-paper lessons, according to a study from the University of Michigan, Saginaw Valley State University and Ypsilanti Community Schools. University of Michigan /articles/magnetic-switch-traps-quantum-information-carriers-in-one-dimension/?sc=rsin /articles/magnetic-switch-traps-quantum-information-carriers-in-one-dimension/?sc=rsin Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:00:26 EST A quantum "miracle material" could support magnetic switching, a team of researchers at the University of Regensburg and University of Michigan has shown. University of Michigan /articles/multiple-sclerosis-cell-catching-implant-helps-identify-successful-treatment-in-mice/?sc=rsin /articles/multiple-sclerosis-cell-catching-implant-helps-identify-successful-treatment-in-mice/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:40:06 EST A sponge-like implant in mice helped guide a treatment that slowed or stopped a degenerative condition similar to multiple sclerosis in humans. It also gave University of Michigan researchers a first look at how primary progressive multiple sclerosis, the fastest-progressing version of the disease, attacks the central nervous system early on. University of Michigan /articles/two-michigan-engineering-researchers-named-2025-sloan-research-fellows/?sc=rsin /articles/two-michigan-engineering-researchers-named-2025-sloan-research-fellows/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:30:35 EST The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded Sloan Research Fellowships to two computer engineers from the University of Michigan's College of Engineering: Thatchaphol Saranurak and Andrew Owens. University of Michigan /articles/u-m-materials-scientist-chemical-engineer-elected-into-national-academy-of-engineering/?sc=rsin /articles/u-m-materials-scientist-chemical-engineer-elected-into-national-academy-of-engineering/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:35:59 EST Michigan Engineering professors Elizabeth Holm and Nicholas Kotov are among the newest members of the National Academy of Engineering--one of the highest honors bestowed on engineers in the United States. University of Michigan /articles/bridging-gaps-in-rural-health-care-with-ai-powered-mobile-clinics/?sc=rsin /articles/bridging-gaps-in-rural-health-care-with-ai-powered-mobile-clinics/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:35:37 EST Vans equipped somewhere between a doctor's office and hospital, with an AI agent to guide medical generalists through unfamiliar diagnoses and procedures, could improve access to health care in rural areas. University of Michigan /articles/mammal-like-tails-most-promising-for-acrobatic-robots/?sc=rsin /articles/mammal-like-tails-most-promising-for-acrobatic-robots/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:20:28 EST While exploring how best to design robots that use tails to reorient their bodies in midair, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan and University of California San Diego found that mammals had already figured out how to do more with less. University of Michigan /articles/finding-the-most-efficient-carbon-neutral-aircraft-for-your-flight/?sc=rsin /articles/finding-the-most-efficient-carbon-neutral-aircraft-for-your-flight/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:15:46 EST OK, we admit, we're a long way from a carbon-free grid--but when we have one, what's the most efficient way to use that energy to fly planes? This question is explored by an interactive tool built by a team of University of Michigan researchers. University of Michigan /articles/transportation-insecurity-in-detroit-and-beyond/?sc=rsin /articles/transportation-insecurity-in-detroit-and-beyond/?sc=rsin Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:20:42 EST More than a third of Detroit residents (36%) can't get from place to place in a safe or timely manner. University of Michigan /articles/us-leaving-world-health-organization-now-what/?sc=rsin /articles/us-leaving-world-health-organization-now-what/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:30:18 EST University of Michigan /articles/unprecedented-level-of-control-allows-person-without-use-of-limbs-to-operate-virtual-quadcopter/?sc=rsin /articles/unprecedented-level-of-control-allows-person-without-use-of-limbs-to-operate-virtual-quadcopter/?sc=rsin Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:00:38 EST A brain-computer interface, surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia, paralysis in all four limbs, provided an unprecedented level of control over a virtual quadcopter--just by thinking about moving his unresponsive fingers. University of Michigan /articles/the-impact-of-los-angeles-wildfires-u-m-experts-can-comment/?sc=rsin /articles/the-impact-of-los-angeles-wildfires-u-m-experts-can-comment/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:50:59 EST University of Michigan /articles/mcity-unveils-digital-twin-making-its-physical-av-testing-facility-available-for-free-in-the-virtual-world/?sc=rsin /articles/mcity-unveils-digital-twin-making-its-physical-av-testing-facility-available-for-free-in-the-virtual-world/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:20:39 EST The first open-source digital twin of the Mcity Test Facility--the University of Michigan's test center for connected and autonomous vehicles and technologies--is now available to the public, giving researchers around the world a new free tool. University of Michigan /articles/2-u-m-faculty-members-elected-to-national-academy-of-inventors-as-recognition-for-their-innovation/?sc=rsin /articles/2-u-m-faculty-members-elected-to-national-academy-of-inventors-as-recognition-for-their-innovation/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:20:26 EST Two University of Michigan faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. University of Michigan