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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.

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.

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

Features

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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