The College of Engineering at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Business
An electricity market analysis found adding battery storage to enhance grid reliability caused power generation markets to favor coal over natural gas.
Apr 11, 2024
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Engineering
A new method can help avoid public safety power shut-offs during fire-prone climate conditions.
Apr 4, 2024
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Engineering
The wide availability of wearable sensors allows for rich data collection on a person's walking patterns, providing valuable health insights. But factors like location, terrain or the built environment alter walking behavior, ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Robotics
A new University of Michigan study on how humans and robots work together on tasks with conflicting objectives is the first to demonstrate that trust and team performance improve when the robot actively adapts to the human's ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Robotics
When lower limb exoskeletons—mechanical structures worn on the leg—do not operate properly, some people adjust quickly while others compensate with their ankle or hip, expending more energy than necessary, according to ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Engineering
Small gas bubbles that form and collapse in a liquid—a process known as cavitation—can cause big problems for equipment like ship propellers. Imploding bubbles create noise and vibration, interfering with acoustic sensors, ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Engineering
As power grids evolve to incorporate new variable renewable energy sources and adapt to growing peak electricity demands, balancing the grid—scheduling appropriate electricity supply to match demand—will become increasingly ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The way buildings consume energy will continue to undergo massive upheavals in the next decade to adapt to electricity decarbonization efforts and the accompanying electrical grid changes. Improving building energy efficiency ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Computer Sciences
As the demand for technologies that enable generative AI continues to skyrocket, processing capacities must keep pace to accommodate model training and fault tolerance. University of Michigan researchers designed a solution ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Engineering
Combustors that drive propulsion systems are often volumetric in nature, typically in the form of cylinders, and convert chemical to thermal and mechanical energy through oxidation of fuels. This deflagrating combustion approach ...
Nov 28, 2023
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