Research
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March 13, 2015
Build your own Siri: An open-source digital assistant
An open-source computing system you command with your voice like Apple’s Siri is designed to spark a new generation of “intelligent personal assistants” for wearables and other devices. It could also lead to much-needed advancements in the datacenter infrastructure to support them.
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March 13, 2015
More than half of parents want to know disease risks for selves, kids
Would you want to know if you or your children had risk of hereditary cancer, a genetic risk for cardiovascular disease or carried the gene associated with developing Alzheimer’s disease — even if they were risks that wouldn’t be relevant for possibly decades or didn’t have a cure?
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March 10, 2015
Coin toss is best bet for March Madness bracket success
As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament approaches, a U-M researcher says flipping a coin offers the best hope for a winning March Madness bracket.
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March 10, 2015
‘Elite’ degrees give African Americans little advantage in job market
Black job applicants with degrees from elite universities only do as well as white candidates from less selective universities, U-M research shows.
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March 6, 2015
Ultra-small Block ‘M’ illustrates big ideas in drug delivery
By making what might be the world’s smallest three-dimensional unofficial Block “M,” University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a nanoparticle manufacturing process capable of producing multilayered, precise shapes.
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March 6, 2015
Gas guzzlers on the decline
In 2008, half of new-car buyers in the U.S. bought vehicles that were rated at less than 20 mpg. Today, just over a quarter do so.
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March 6, 2015
Enzyme structures offer insights into metabolism of cholesterol
With the aid of X-ray crystallography, researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed the structures of two closely related enzymes that play essential roles in the body’s ability to metabolize excess lipids, including cholesterol.
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March 6, 2015
Forbidden quantum leaps possible with high-res spectroscopy
A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible.
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March 6, 2015
New (road) signs of the times?
Traffic accidents claim lives, cause injury and cost money. Working on ways to reduce them is a constant battle.
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March 6, 2015
How to succeed in business without sucking up
Many people seem to think that landing a big-time appointment — like a spot on a company’s board — is all about who you know. But new research from Jim Westphal, professor of strategy at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, shows that it’s more about how you think about and interact with who you know.
