News Archive - Page 8 of 46 - Michigan Materials Science and Engineering

Beating the freeze: Up to $11.5M for eco-friendly control over ice and snow

February 5, 2024

The Tuteja group is developing new, nontoxic materials could one day keep airplane wings ice-free, or protect first responders from frostbite, and more.

Squishy, metal-free magnets to power robots and guide medical implants

January 22, 2024

The Pena-Francesch group is creating robots from flexible materials which allows them to contort in unique ways, handle delicate objects and explore places that other robots cannot.

Abdon Pena-Francesch receives AFOSR YIP Award

January 10, 2024

Three-year grant will help advance robotic performance in soft materials.

Sustainable synthesis route of hyaluronic acid polymers for biomedical applications

December 15, 2023

The new synthesis route developed by the Loebel lab could ultimately advance hydrogels' use in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Jingxian Li and Jinhong Min honored with 2023 MRS Graduate Student Awards

December 8, 2023

Li and Min received the honor for their outstanding efforts to advance memory devices and batteries, respectively.

Combining atomistic simulations and machine learning to predict grain boundary segregation in magnesium alloys

December 8, 2023

The predictive model developed by the Qi group aims to optimize magnesium alloys, expanding use as a lightweight material in transportation systems.

Sun group resolves 200-year-old geology mystery

November 27, 2023

To build mountains from dolomite, a common mineral, it must periodically dissolve. This counter-intuitive discovery by Wenhao Sun and team could help make new semiconductors and more.

Material simulation with quantum accuracy wins Gordon Bell Prize

November 21, 2023

The prestigious award offered by the Association for Computing Machinery goes to the team of U-M mechanical engineering and MSE professor Vikram Gavini.

Bushick receives NERSC Early-Career Achievement Award

November 10, 2023

Kyle Bushick (PHD '23) was recognized for developing a novel computational methodology to calculate the Auger-Meitner recombination rates in silicon.

Rick Laine recognized with EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award

October 23, 2023

Laine's team has developed new ways to refine common agricultural waste such as rice hulls into materials that can be used in lithium-ion batteries and other products important for the transition to green energy.