Research
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January 28, 2015
Kevlar membrane makes for safer, thinner rechargeable batteries
New battery technology from U-M should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013.
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January 23, 2015
Some think cheating on field worse than cheating on a spouse
Why did fans and sponsors such as Nike drop Lance Armstrong but stay loyal to Tiger Woods? Probably because Armstrong’s doping scandal took place on the field, unlike Wood’s off-the-field extramarital affairs, according to new studies.
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January 23, 2015
E. coli may hold one of the keys to treating Parkinson’s
E. coli usually brings to mind food poisoning and beach closures, but researchers recently discovered a protein in E. coli that inhibits the accumulation of potentially toxic amyloids — a hallmark of diseases such as Parkinson’s.
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January 23, 2015
Bed nets and vaccines: Some combinations may worsen malaria
Combining insecticide-treated bed nets with vaccines and other control measures may provide the best chance at eliminating malaria, which killed nearly 600,000 people worldwide in 2013, most of them African children.
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January 23, 2015
Combating whooping cough requires informed vaccine booster schedules
A key to victory in battle, according to Chinese general and military strategist Sun Tzu, is to know your enemy. In the current fight against whooping cough resurgence, perhaps the biggest obstacle is an incomplete understanding of its underlying causes, according to a University of Michigan population ecologist.
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January 21, 2015
Predators, parasites, pests and the paradox of biological control
U-M research into competition between predators and parasites could have potential applications for the control of crop pests, especially in organic farming.
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January 16, 2015
Hurricane-forecast satellites will keep close eyes on the tropics
A set of eight hurricane-forecast satellites being developed at the University of Michigan is expected to give deep insights into how and where storms suddenly intensify — a little-understood process that’s becoming more crucial to figure out as the climate changes, U-M researchers say.
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January 16, 2015
Expectant fathers experience prenatal hormone changes
Impending fatherhood can lower two hormones — testosterone and estradiol — for men, even before their babies are born, a new University of Michigan study found.
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January 13, 2015
UMTRI part of nationwide study on safety of older drivers
The U-M Transportation Research Institute is one of five national test sites selected by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to address the well-being of older drivers.
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January 13, 2015
University’s M City will test driverless vehicles on North Campus
A 32-acre “mini-city,” designed expressly for testing connected and automated vehicle systems and other emerging 21st-century smart-city technologies, is taking shape on North Campus.
• U-M student develops lower-cost self-driving car navigation system
