Research
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December 16, 2014
E-cigarettes surpass tobacco cigarettes among teens
More teens are using e-cigarettes in 2014 than traditional, tobacco cigarettes or any other tobacco product, according to U-M’s Monitoring the Future study.
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December 12, 2014
Dust mites likely hitching ride on crowded holiday flights
As if holiday travel isn’t stressful enough. Now University of Michigan researchers say we’re likely sharing that already overcrowded airline cabin with countless tiny creatures including house dust mites.
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December 12, 2014
Lean times ahead: Preparing for an energy-constrained future
Some time this century, the era of cheap and abundant energy will end, and Western industrial civilization will likely begin a long, slow descent toward a resource-limited future characterized by “involuntary simplicity.”
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December 12, 2014
45-year physics mystery shows a path to quantum transistors
An odd, iridescent material that’s puzzled physicists for decades turns out to be an exotic state of matter that could open a new path to quantum computers and other next-generation electronics.
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December 12, 2014
Study explores how phthalate exposure impacts pregnancy
In recent years, scientists have linked chemicals known as phthalates with complications of pregnancy and fetal development. Now, a study led by researchers at the School of Public Health sheds light on the mechanism that may be to blame.
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December 10, 2014
U-M study pinpoints part of brain that triggers addiction
Activating the brain’s amygdala, an almond-shaped mass that processes emotions, can create an addictive, intense desire for sugary foods, a new U-M study found.
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December 10, 2014
First Rosetta results raise questions on origin of Earth’s oceans
Earth’s oceans may not have come mostly from comets smashing into the planet and melting billions of years ago, according to the Rosetta mission’s first results.
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December 5, 2014
Predators, isolation shape evolution of ‘island tameness’
Charles Darwin noted more than 150 years ago that animals on the Galapagos Islands, including finches and marine iguanas, were more docile than mainland creatures. He attributed this tameness to the fact that there are fewer predators on remote islands.
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December 5, 2014
Unmet needs of older Americans common in many living settings
Older adults who live in retirement or senior housing communities are more likely to have unmet needs for help than are older adults who live in traditional housing, according to a new study.
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December 1, 2014
U-M engineering researchers develop heat-conducting plastic
A U-M research team has made a plastic blend that cast away heat 10 times better than its conventional counterparts.
