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

July 8, 2024

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

Headworn tech from U-M startup could protect agricultural and industrial workers from airborne pathogens.

Traditional infrastructure design often makes extreme flooding events worse

September 4, 2024

Traditional infrastructure design often makes extreme flooding events worse

Massive 2014 flooding event in southeast Michigan showed why systems thinking beats local thinking in flood protection.

U-M engineers to partner in new DOE-backed research hub for clean energy storage

September 3, 2024

U-M engineers to partner in new DOE-backed research hub for clean energy storage

Researchers will advance battery technologies going beyond current lithium ion capabilities.

Featured Topics

Campus & Community

August 29, 2024

Get to know Dean Thole

In her first Q&A since becoming dean, Karen A. Thole discusses her background, research interests, what attracted her to Michigan Engineering.

August 29, 2024

X-ray vision

One of the first experimenters at the new flagship US laser, Michigan alum Franklin Dollar’s mission is bigger than research.

August 27, 2024

Two decades of supporting innovative engineering education

The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering (CRLT-Engin) marks its 20th anniversary with an expanded orientation for new faculty.

In the News

U.S. News & World Report

Research

August 29, 2024

Get to know Dean Thole

August 19, 2024

Morphable materials: Researchers coax nanoparticles to reconfigure themselves

August 12, 2024

Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment

August 1, 2024

First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry

July 29, 2024

The corona is weirdly hot—Parker Solar Probe rules out one explanation

July 19, 2024

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

July 18, 2024

OptoGPT for improving solar cells, smart windows, telescopes and more

July 17, 2024

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

July 15, 2024

You’re just a stick figure to this camera

A student sits in the driver's seat of the small solar car

Features

The bumpy road to greatness

September 5, 2024

The bumpy road to greatness

A rough 2024 season sparks frustration—but also leadership and learning—for the Michigan Baja team.

Faculty Perspectives

Geothermal at Davos: a Q&A with Karthik Duraisamy

Solar powered, point-of-use plasma disinfection tool for clean water on demand

Q&A with Henry Liu, Mcity’s new director

Opinion: After a summer of weather horrors, adapting to climate change is an imperative

Photography

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