http://www.engin.umich.edu/newscenter en-us Wed, 23 May 2012 10:18:27 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:18:27 Plone CMS webmaster@engin.umich.edu webmaster@engin.umich.edu (Web Master) http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/05/smartphone-hijacking-on-att-47-other-carriers/ Computer scientists at U-M have identified a vulnerability in the network of AT&T and at least 47 other cellular carriers that allows attackers to surreptitiously hijack the Internet connections of smartphone users and inject malicious content into the traffic passing between them and trusted websites. http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/05/smartphone-hijacking-on-att-47-other-carriers/ http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21821-spacefilling-solution-could-boost-wifi-security.html A mathematical discovery by Michigan Engineers could make cancer treatment safer and Wi-Fi networks more secure. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21821-spacefilling-solution-could-boost-wifi-security.html http://annarbor.com/news/ums-computer-and-video-game-archive-aims-to-collect-every-game-ever-made/ Room B474 is no ordinary library -- it is U-Ms Computer and Video Game Archive, which boasts more than 3,000 games for more than 30 systems. http://annarbor.com/news/ums-computer-and-video-game-archive-aims-to-collect-every-game-ever-made/ http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/in-michigan-aiming-to-set-the-fuel-economy-bar-at-3300-m-p-g/ When a few engineering students at U-M noticed that the 2012 SAE International Supermileage Challenge -- scheduled for June 7 and 8 -- would be held an hour away from campus, they asked the obvious question: Why are we not involved yet? http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/in-michigan-aiming-to-set-the-fuel-economy-bar-at-3300-m-p-g/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/obama-nominates-svinicki-to-nuclear-regulatory-post-despite-objections-from-a-top-democrat/2012/05/08/gIQA2cjOBU_story.html U-M alumnus Kristine Svinicki (BSE NERS 88) is likely to serve a second term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/obama-nominates-svinicki-to-nuclear-regulatory-post-despite-objections-from-a-top-democrat/2012/05/08/gIQA2cjOBU_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/university-of-michigan-creates-model-for-instant-research-funding/2012/05/09/gIQAn7uuCU_blog.html A team of U-M professors have created a new model for funding academic research that potentially eliminates months of delay from when an idea is born till the money arrives to put it in play. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/university-of-michigan-creates-model-for-instant-research-funding/2012/05/09/gIQAn7uuCU_blog.html http://chronicle.com/article/New-Microgrants-at-U-of/131827/ U-M, in a bid to expand and broaden its base of scientific research, is offering faculty members a new microgrant plan that would directly finance the exploratory phase of an idea. http://chronicle.com/article/New-Microgrants-at-U-of/131827/ http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/05/university-unveils-collaboration-funding-scheme.html Competition drives innovation -- or so the thinking goes. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate dean for entrepreneurial programs at the College of Engineering, spearheads MCubed, a program that puts a twist on the old adage. http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/05/university-unveils-collaboration-funding-scheme.html http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC120508-0000010/The-campus-tsunami Last week, Harvard University and MIT, partnered with U-M and many other elite universities, committed $60 million to offer free online courses. http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC120508-0000010/The-campus-tsunami http://why.knovel.com/all-engineering-news/1560-do-you-dream-of-better-fuel-mileage-how-about-3300-miles-to-the-gallon.html Budding engineers from throughout the world are competing to develop an engine that can run on only a small amount of fuel. Students from U-M are participating in the SAE International Supermileage Challenge, which takes place annually in Marshall, Michigan. http://why.knovel.com/all-engineering-news/1560-do-you-dream-of-better-fuel-mileage-how-about-3300-miles-to-the-gallon.html http://michiganradio.org/post/forget-silicon-valley-can-college-students-make-michigan-startup-hub?nopop=1 U-M aims to find out with TechArb -- dozens of college students in the basement of a parking garage with some office furniture, a WiFi connection and free coffee. http://michiganradio.org/post/forget-silicon-valley-can-college-students-make-michigan-startup-hub?nopop=1 http://mashable.com/2012/04/25/sharp-transistors/ The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) market is growing, but polysilicon backplanes are still too expensive, says Stephen Forrest, a materials scientist and vice president for research at U-M. http://mashable.com/2012/04/25/sharp-transistors/ http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/new-ted-ed-site-turns-youtube-videos-into-flipped-lessons/36109 YouTube holds a rich trove of videos that could be used in the classroom, but it is challenging to transform videos into a truly interactive part of a lesson. http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/new-ted-ed-site-turns-youtube-videos-into-flipped-lessons/36109 http://www.cartalk.com/content/battery-breakthroughs Li-ion batteries cost too much, take too long to charge, present some safety challenges and are range-challenged. U-M spin-off Sakti3, led by Ann Marie Sastry (ME, BME, MSE), is developing battery technology to address these problems. http://www.cartalk.com/content/battery-breakthroughs http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=diesel-cars-make-a-comeback-in-the-us Today, diesel cars offer Americans another fuel-efficient vehicle option that could also ease the pain at the pump. Margaret Wooldridge, professor of mechanical engineering at U-M, is quoted. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=diesel-cars-make-a-comeback-in-the-us