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U-M solar car team returns to the American Solar Challenge

Sporting a brand new roll cage, the University of Michigan solar car team's latest vehicle will speed down parts of the Oregon Trail and seven other national historic trails during this year's American Solar Challenge, July 20-27.
18-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Sea ice's cooling power is waning faster than its area of extent

As sea ice disappears and grows less reflective, the Arctic has lost around a quarter of its cooling power since 1980, and the world has lost up to 15%, according to new research led by University of Michigan scientists.
17-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

You're just a stick figure to this camera

A new camera could prevent companies from collecting embarrassing and identifiable photos and videos from devices like smart home cameras and robotic vacuums. It's called PrivacyLens and was made by University of Michigan engineers.
15-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Electric aviation: Batteries that stay strong for the flight duration

A battery component innovation could help keep power delivery high when electric aircraft land with low charge, according to a study led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with expertise from the University of Michigan.
11-Jul-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support

An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors, providing valuable insights for policymakers and utilities to meet decarbonization goals, according to a new study by...
9-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

An invisible mask? Wearable air curtain, treated to kill viruses, blocks 99.8% of aerosols

An air curtain shooting down from the brim of a hard hat can prevent 99.8% of aerosols from reaching a worker’s face. The technology, created by University of Michigan startup Taza Aya, potentially offers a new protection option for workers in...
8-Jul-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Low income, lack of food stores linked to type of snacks and sweets people eat

People living in lower-income neighborhoods and in areas without local food stores eat more snacks and sweets than those in higher-income areas and in neighborhoods with many food stores, a new study shows.
27-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

$10.5M biomaterials center to connect researchers, fund innovation and fight resource discrimination

Simultaneously advancing biomaterials research with clinical applications and connecting researchers at well-resourced institutions with those rich in diverse talent is the aim of a $10.5 million center supported by the National Institutes of...
27-Jun-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Total eclipse: U-M experts leap at rare chance to view sun's atmosphere from the ground

The April 8 total eclipse will reveal the sun's outer atmosphere as a tangle of light that outlines the moon's silhouette like a crown. This image inspired the Latin name for the sun's atmosphere—the corona.
2-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT

What Ohtani scandal means for his career, fans and team: U-M experts can comment

University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the scandal involving Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohai Ohtani, the two-way sensation and two-time American League Most Valuable Player, and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who was fired for...
29-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT

Solar flares: U-M experts highlight gaps preventing accurate predictions of impacts around Earth

The recent spike of activity from the sun occurred during what NASA has dubbed the Heliophysics Big Year—a celebration of solar science centered on the April 8 total eclipse, the last that will be visible from the continental U.S. for 20 years.
28-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST

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