EMU faculty get scientific grants
YPSILANTI — Eastern Michigan University faculty in biology and psychology were awarded three major federally funded research grants during the first half of this year. “These awards demonstrate the government’s …
In Michigan Tech research, a fluorescent probe IDs cancer cells fast
HOUGHTON – Determining the presence of cancer, as well as its type and malignancy, is a time-consuming process – patients can wait up to two stressful weeks for a diagnosis. …
MSU Innovation Center recognizes faculty and student inventors
EAST LANSING — Michigan State Univesrity’s Innovation Center held its annual Innovation Cenebration Thursday, highlighting ground-breaking technology from MSU labs and startup companies from across Michigan State University’s campus. Advanced …
Smart hearing aids: MSU researchers helping filter out unwanted noise
EAST LANSING — For hearing aid users, a conversation in a busy restaurant often includes a menu of unwelcome sounds. Turn the hearing aid up and the unfiltered environment becomes …
MSU's Anthony receives $500,000 NSF CAREER Award
EAST LANSING — Rebecca Anthony, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Michigan State University College of Engineering, has been awarded a five-year, $500,000 NSF Faculty Early Career Development …
Denso Opens R&D Center At UM
SOUTHFIELD — The Japan-based auto supplier Denso Corp. announced the opening of the Denso R&D Lab at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The company said 12 UM students …
UM robotics building design approved, including space for Ford
ANN ARBOR — Robotic technologies for air, sea and roads, for factories, hospitals and homes will have tailored lab space in the University of Michigan’s planned Robotics Laboratory. The UM …
MSU Sets Chemical Engineering Research Forum
EAST LANSING — The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University has scheduled its annual ChEMS Research Forum for Thursday, May 12. The forum will be …
Michigan Tech Engineers Make Wheelchair Exercise Equipment Better
HOUGHTON — Regular exercise is important for maintaining health, especially for wheelchair users. However, exercise equipment to be used with a wheelchair is not always readily accessible, adjustable or effective. …
WMU Part Of Team That ‘Tunes’ Abundant Elements For Semiconductors
KALAMAZOO — In a world concerned about the dwindling supply and skyrocketing prices of rare elements used to make semiconductors, an international team of scientists and engineers has demonstrated that …