MichEpedia

MichEpedia

Videos that offer quick snapshots about a variety of engineering topics. These three- to five-minute clips
highlight research, technology and feature the perspective of the expert faculty at Michigan Engineering.

what impact does your lawn...

What impact do lawns have on our Earth?

It’s summertime, and lawnmowers can be

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Storm shelters for schools in...

Storm shelters for schools

After the devastating Oklahoma tornado on May 20, Michigan Engineering professor James Wight discusses how a tornado

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Security Risks in the Sensors...

Impantable medical device security risks

The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to

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Cyberattacks: A clear and...

Cyberattacks: Clear and present danger?

Recently, the Department of Defense has placed direct blame on China’s Military for cyberattacks that have

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Mining the Causes of Alzheimer...

Mining the Causes of Alzheimer's

One potential cause of Alzheimer’s disease being explored by researchers is related to the damage done to membranes of neurons

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Could we ever have free Public...

Could we ever have free Public WiFi?

We’ve become accustomed to walking into public buildings and accessing WiFi for free. We can imagine a future where

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Shapeshifting Nanoparticles

Shapeshifting Nanoparticles

Michigan Engineering researchers are exploring how the process of nudging nanoparticles can help them change

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New camera detects radiation

New camera detects radiation

A new imaging device developed by University of Michigan engineers can detect gamma ray radiation and identify its source

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Building Better Blood Vessels

Building better blood vessels

One of the major obstacles to growing new organs – replacement hearts, lungs and kidneys, for example – is the difficulty

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Fracktopia

Fracktopia

The techniques of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling have come together over the

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