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Cracking in lithium-ion batteries
Aug 21, 2023Cracks in predominant lithium-ion electrodes shorten battery lifespans, but a neuroscience-inspired technique shows that they have an upside. Rather than being solely detrimental, cracks in the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries reduce battery charge time.
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Engaging students in math
Aug 14, 2023For the first time in its 16-year history, the Elementary Mathematics Laboratory, a program tailored for teachers, education leaders and researchers, will be held at The School at Marygrove in Detroit.
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Caribbean seagrasses
Aug 7, 2023Discussions of valuable but threatened ocean ecosystems often focus on coral reefs or coastal mangrove forests. Seagrass meadows get a lot less attention, even though they provide wide-ranging services to society and store lots of climate-warming carbon.
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Post-stroke mobility treatment
Jul 31, 2023A close look at how the ankle functions after a stroke could ultimately improve the mobility and rehabilitation outcomes for more than 40 million stroke survivors worldwide who experience persistent walking difficulties. Researchers at U-M will focus on how stroke affects the two fundamental properties of the ankle joint during human walking—and how a common medication may, or may not, help.
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An Eye on the Sky
Jul 24, 2023The Extremely Large Telescope could change everything we know about the Universe—including how the first galaxies were created and where life on other planets may exist. And U-M is the only U.S. university involved in helping develop it.
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Moss supports billions of tons of carbon storage
Jul 17, 2023A recent study published in Nature Geoscience suggests that moss, those tiny plants we often see on the ground or rocks, might also be an important antidote to climate change.
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laboratory astrophysics and nuclear fusion
Jul 10, 2023Two Centers of Excellence for studying basic science surrounding how hot plasmas behave, funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), have been awarded to University of Michigan researchers.
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Keeping Rehab Within Reach
Jul 3, 2023The HEART Clinic, a no-cost U-M student and faculty clinic, provides health care access to the uninsured and underinsured in Flint and Genesee County. Founded 13 years ago, the clinic has helped hundreds of people with services ranging from physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing and rehab programs for stroke patients and those with Parkinson's disease.
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AI could run a million microbial experiments per year
Jun 26, 2023An artificial intelligence system enables robots to conduct autonomous scientific experiments—as many as 10,000 per day—potentially driving a drastic leap forward in the pace of discovery in areas from medicine to agriculture to environmental science.
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New tusk-analysis
Jun 19, 2023Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth’s tusk provide the first direct evidence that adult males experienced musth, a testosterone-driven episode of heightened aggression against rival males, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.
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Propelling Economic Growth in Michigan
Jun 12, 2023Centered on the Keweenaw Peninsula in an area once famous for copper mining, a budding rocket company started by a Michigan Aerospace Engineering alum has helped to drive a 5.4% population gain in the northern reaches of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Dreaming and Brain Waves
Jun 5, 2023LSA Professor Omar Ahmed is leading a lab that is studying brain communication, including the ways that the two hemispheres interact and how that interaction might be related to neurodegenerative disorders and memory loss.
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Welding plastic
May 29, 2023Making vehicle structures out of a combination of metals and plastics could make them dramatically lighter, stronger, safer and more environmentally friendly than the all-steel or all-aluminum approaches that dominate today. But how to quickly and cheaply join all those materials together has been a sticky problem. A University of Michigan lab is developing solutions.
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Live Coal
May 22, 2023Yvette Rock, who earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from U-M in 1999, started the Live Coal Gallery in Detroit to provide a safe place for young artists to create and express their artistry to the world. Its mission is to transform lives and neighborhoods through art, community development and education.
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A Cabin in the Woods
May 15, 2023For more than a century, students have left messages on cabin walls at the U-M Biological Station. The graffiti serves as a rustic time capsule of a unique summertime experience many students say changed their lives and set the course for their careers in science and the environment.
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Bigger flowers, greater rewards
May 8, 2023There’s been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms. The trend alarms biologists because it has the potential to disrupt carefully choreographed interactions between plants and the creatures—butterflies, bees, birds, bats and others—that pollinate them.
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Hail! Class of 2023
Apr 29, 2023Congratulations to all of the U-M students who earned their degrees this spring. Students received their diplomas during Spring Commencement at Michigan Stadium on April 29. Other graduation celebrations are being held across campus through April 30. #MGoGrad
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3D concrete printing
Apr 24, 2023A transformative development in 3D concrete printing promises innovation in the construction industry—with better and more environmentally friendly structures coming at a lower cost, say researchers at U-M'S Taubman College.
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Sacred ground
Apr 17, 2023Stepping out of the classroom and onto the beaches in Normandy, France, enlisted ROTC cadets at the University of Michigan embarked on a journey to process the reality of D-Day.
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Ferroelectric semiconductor
Apr 10, 2023A new kind of transistor could shrink communications devices on smartphones. One month after announcing a ferroelectric semiconductor at the nanoscale thinness required for modern computing components, a team at U-M has demonstrated a reconfigurable transistor using that material.
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Tracking ocean microplastics from space
Apr 3, 2023New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan. It turns out that satellites are best at spotting soapy or oily residue, and microplastics appear to tag along with that residue.
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Reviving the Lost Work of a Groundbreaking Black Composer
Mar 27, 2023Doctor of Musical Arts candidate Bryan Ijames followed his ear, his heart, and some scholarly detective work to resurrect a forgotten piece by composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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A ‘game changer’ for mental health
Mar 20, 2023More than 3,200 doctors and other primary care providers across Michigan have been turning to a service called MC3 to help patients in need of mental health care. Based at the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, MC3 acts like the "Phone-a-Friend" option on a popular game show.
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Giving Blueday
Mar 15, 2023Today is Giving Blueday, our online, 24-hour day of giving. This past year, we all found creative ways to make an impact on our world. Little moments of giving back. We all have something to give. Join in. Donate. Make a difference!
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Thomas Francis Jr. Medal
Mar 13, 2023World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received U-M’s Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health on Monday, declaring that nations across the globe must learn from the mistakes made throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to better prepare for the future.
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