Research

  1. January 20, 2016

    Minority, low-income neighborhoods targeted for hazardous waste

    Minority and low-income neighborhoods and communities in transition are disproportionately targeted for hazardous waste sites and other polluting facilities, U-M research concludes.

  2. January 19, 2016

    Study finds more Americans of all ages spurning driver’s licenses

    While more and more teens and twentysomethings are forgoing driver’s licenses, the most recent trend holds true for pretty much all age groups, U-M researchers say.

  3. January 19, 2016

    IRWG announces six Faculty Seed Grant recipients

    The Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded six seed grants for faculty projects on women, gender and sexuality.

  4. January 15, 2016

    Low-resistance tires improve fuel economy

    Switching to tires with low rolling resistance may save gas and money, says a University of Michigan researcher.

  5. January 15, 2016

    Probes with tiny LEDs shed light on neural pathways

    With the help of light-emitting diodes as small as neurons, University of Michigan researchers are unlocking the secrets of neural pathways in the brain.

  6. January 15, 2016

    Nano-shells deliver molecules that tell bone to repair itself

    Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a polymer sphere that delivers a molecule to bone wounds that tells cells already at the injury site to repair the damage.

  7. January 15, 2016

    Heat radiates 10,000 times faster at the nanoscale

    When heat travels between two objects that aren’t touching, it flows differently at the smallest scales — distances on the order of the diameter of DNA, or 1/50,000 of a human hair.

  8. January 15, 2016

    Lie-detecting software uses real court case data

    By studying videos from high-stakes court cases, University of Michigan researchers are building unique lie-detecting software based on real-world data.

  9. January 15, 2016

    Magic mold: Food preservative kills cancer cells, superbugs

    Nisin, a naturally occurring food preservative that grows on dairy products, delivers a one-two punch to two of medicine’s most lethal maladies: cancer and deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

  10. January 14, 2016

    University, IBM partnering on artificial intelligence project

    U-M and IBM have launched a $4.5 million collaboration that will seek to help solve one of the grand challenges of artificial intelligence.