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An instructor stands in front of a screen holding a drone remote controller

Michigan first-responders train on drone technology and use with experts at U-M

Two-day training, in realistic scenarios at Mcity, provides certification credits and helps communities plan for drone use in emergencies.

Composite image of a hand holding a cellphone and Stephen Forrest standing on a stairwell

How Stephen Forrest shaped smartphones, flat-screens and the internet

His photodetectors underpin the internet. His OLEDs revolutionized smartphones and displays. His organic solar cells and heat-to-electricity tech could power the future.

A sensor, which resembles a black cylinder, is mounted inside the window of an airplane cockpit. A flat end of the sensor, which is covered by blue-tinted glass, is approximately level with the window and points out from the cockpit.

Cars and planes could avoid hazardous ice and freezing rain with new sensors

Drivers can lose control when they hit invisible black ice, and freezing rain can lead to plane crashes. This pair of sensors could help avert disaster.

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