Research
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August 8, 2018
Initiative aspires to turn greenhouse gas into profitable products
Removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into useful products is the long-term goal of U-M’s new Global CO2 Initiative.
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July 26, 2018
U-M receives more than $16.7M through DARPA initiative
U-M engineering researchers have received more than $16.7 million to pursue a variety of computer projects through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative.
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July 13, 2018
Smaller summer harmful algal bloom forecast for western Lake Erie
U-M researchers and their partners predict western Lake Erie will experience a harmful algal bloom of cyanobacteria this summer that is smaller than in 2017 but larger than the mild bloom in 2016.
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June 25, 2018
U-M researchers create world’s smallest ‘computer’
A team from U-M has created what may be the world’s smallest computer — depending on how one defines the term. The device measures just 0.3 mm to a side.
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June 7, 2018
U-M researchers building system to safeguard confidential data
A new report from a team of U-M researchers describes a new process to safeguard the research community’s access to and management of confidential data.
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May 17, 2018
‘Harmless’ cheating in the lab linked to misbehavior in real life
A new study from the U-M and the University of Zurich that connects cheating for financial gain in the lab with misbehavior in school.
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May 16, 2018
Europa’s plumes: New evidence from an old mission
U-M researchers have found the strongest evidence yet to suggest that Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has plumes ejecting water from its subsurface into space.
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May 14, 2018
Most local jurisdictions follow master plan, but struggle with too few planners
Nearly half of Michigan’s largest local governments feel they have little staff capacity for land use planning and zoning, according to a survey from U-M researchers.
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May 14, 2018
Medicaid expansion leaves more money in recipients’ pockets
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act reduced out-of-pocket medical expenses, allowing the poorest Americans to allocate their money for other life necessities, a new U-M study shows.
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May 10, 2018
Even one automated, connected vehicle can improve safety, save energy
Connected cruise control uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to let automated vehicles respond to multiple cars at a time in an effort to save energy and improve safety.
