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Photos of water droplets on the Mars Phoenix lander leg are part a growing body of evidence that this elixir of life is present on the planet next door.

In the late afternoon of August 14, 2003, in Eastlake, Ohio, an overheated transmission line sagged into the branch of a tree, starting the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that branch had tangled with a self-healing smart grid, the result may have been very different.

As population rises and water becomes more scarce, engineers are developing new methods to make water clean and drinkable.

Student teams are tops at Michigan Engineering.

Michigan Engineering students have designed the ASK Messaging app, which allows cerebral palsy patients to communicate through an iPad.

U-M and the College of Engineering produce technology and run labs that helps Hollywood put movies on the big screen. Take a look at some of the film-technology projects happening around campus.

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