New lab will 'change the way people live'

The Robert H. Lurie Nanofabrication Facility is expected to bring more research opportunities, more jobs and more dollars to the region's economy. MORE

Video: The ballast-free ship

U-M researchers have a radical new design for cargo ships that would eliminate ballast tanks. WATCH

Podcast: Online Q & A forums hit mainstream

Millions of users are turning to sites like Yahoo Answers. Two computer science professors discuss the trend. LISTEN

Popular Mechanics features U-M technologies

In its May Rebuilding America special report, Popular Mechanics features technologies devised by civil engineers Jerome Lynch and Victor Li. MORE