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.
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.
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.
Errors in judgment are never a good thing, especially in engineering. However, when mistakes are made, there are opportunities to learn both from the technical aspects of the mistakes and the ways in which they were overlooked.
Michigan Engineering students have designed the ASK Messaging app, which allows cerebral palsy patients to communicate through an iPad.
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