Electronics, Devices, Computers
Augmented reality system for accessible play, iGYM,...
Using iGYM’s computer vision module, the U-M team partnered with the University of Tsukuba’s FUTUREGYM Team to develop new interactive games that allow children of all abilities to play together.Dawn of nitride ferroelectric semiconductors
Efficiency upgrade for OLED screens: A route to blue PHOLED longevity
Commercial devices currently settle for less efficient blue OLEDs, but a set of design innovations has made an efficient blue that is as durable as efficient green OLEDs.The US has a new most powerful laser
Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn’t fall to pieces
The mechanism holding new ferroelectric semiconductors together produces a conductive pathway that could enable high power transistors.Enabling stroke victims to “speak”: $19M toward brain implants to be built at U-M
Stroke victims may regain the ability to read, write and speak with the help of technology developed by David Blaauw and Cindy Chestek.A new type of slot antenna for NextG communications
The antenna, designed by doctoral student Aditya Varma Muppala and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi, is featured by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.Herbert Winful part of MURI team investigating AI-guided self-organization in nonlinear systems
Prof. Winful adds his unique expertise on the behavior of coupled semiconductor laser systems to a collaborative $9M project led by researchers at Yale University.U-M awarded up to $7.5M to bring heat-tolerant semiconductors from lab to fab
Open-source effort led by Prof. Becky Peterson supports durable silicon carbide circuits that can operate at record high temperatures.Heat2Power: a hot new startup that converts stored heat into electricity
Heat2Power, co-founded by Profs. Stephen Forrest and Andrej Lenert, uses high-efficiency, low-cost thermophotovoltaic technology to turn stored heat into energy.Solving computationally complex problems with Ising machines
A team led by Prof. Pinaki Mazumder is designing quantum-inspired architectures from silicon to solve difficult problems more efficiently than previously possible.Boosting AI model size and training speed with lightwave-connected chips
AI growth is capped by data transfer rates between computing chips, but transferring data with light could remove the ceiling.Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: organic solar cells for space
Some carbon-based solar cells already show no drop in performance after three years’ worth of radiation, and the cause of degradation in others could be preventable.Kickstarter for Buddie: open source, AI-enabled earbuds
Collaborating faculty at the University of Michigan and Fudan University are crowdfunding a new wearable AI audio interface to enable always-listening context awareness, improve privacy, and allow AI application developers to try new ideas.Developing StiMote, a wireless neural stimulator for restoring vision
The highly collaborative project will leverage many tiny sensing computers, called “motes,” to communicate with the visual cortex of the brain.Wei Lu earns 2024 Best Paper Award for work in spiking neural networks
The paper was published in Proceedings of the IEEE in September 2023, and already has more than 500 citations.ECE faculty design chips for efficient and accessible AI
Faculty specializing in architecture, hardware, and software innovation accelerate machine learning across a range of applications.In vivo wireless readings from a bile duct stent sensor in a pig
New magnetoelastic sensor within a stent transmits information about potential blockages, demonstrating potential use for a wide range of body sizes.Zetian Mi awarded $3M DARPA grant to scale next generation semiconductor materials on silicon
Mi's team will partner with industry to integrate defect-free III-V materials with silicon.ECE Spinout company NS Nanotech releases first solid-state semiconductor to produce human-safe disinfecting UV light
NS Nanotech’s new product, enabled by ECE Prof. Zetian Mi’s research, can safely disinfect high-risk spaces like ambulances and school buses.ECE startup MemryX releases MX3 Edge AI Accelerator
MemryX has announced production availability of a new AI chip, enabled by U-M ECE research.Space Force establishes $35M institute for versatile propulsion and power at U-M
To optimize power, efficiency and freedom to maneuver, engineers aim to demonstrate new technologies for power generation, electric propulsion and chemical rockets.A pulsed, helical laser to control other light signals, speeding up fiber-optic communication
New device can act as an all-optical switch, the first step towards processing data encoded in lightAn OLED for compact, lightweight night vision
Thinner than a human hair, the device amplifies and converts near infrared light into visible light with the potential for low power consumption and long battery life.Pei Zhang will contribute to a new NSF Center for Insights into the Pre-Emergence Phase of Pandemics
Prof. Zhang will develop sensor systems to model the movement and risk factors of animal populations in disease spread as part of the interdisciplinary NSF center.Updating the textbook on polarization in gallium nitride to optimize wide bandgap semiconductors
Understanding the phenomenon underpinning the material’s electronic performance will inform the design of smaller, faster and more efficient electronic and quantum devices.John Kustin and Vangelis Dikopoulos win Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship to support work on intelligent audio systems
The pair of ECE PhD students will use the award to improve devices such as smart speakers, hearing aids, and car sound systems.Parag Deotare and Zetian Mi are editors of new book: 2D Excitonic Materials and Devices
The book, which is part of Elsevier’s Semiconductors and Semimetals series, offers both an overview and a deep dive into 2D excitonic materials and their applications.AI chips could get a sense of time
Timekeeping in the brain is done with neurons that relax at different rates after receiving a signal; now memristors—hardware analogues of neurons—can do that tooUniversity of Michigan team partners with Semiwise to tackle cryogenic control electronics technology
Prof. Dennis Sylvester and PhD student Qirui Zhang are working with UK-based company Semiwise Ltd. to design cryogenic circuitry and improve the efficiency of quantum computing.John Heron and Zetian Mi edit new book: Emerging Ferroelectric Materials and Devices
The book, which is part of Elsevier’s Semiconductors and Semimetals series, covers the latest developments in existing and emerging ferroelectric technology.Wei Lu named James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering
Lu is internationally renowned for his pioneering efforts in the development and commercialization of novel electrical devices, specifically memristors for memory and logic applications.Shubham Mondal awarded Rackham Predoc to support research on III-Nitride semiconductors for next generation electronics
Mondal’s materials research is expected to impact fields such as data centric computing, edge intelligence, and quantum photonic devices.Auto industry deadlines loom for impaired-driver detection tech, U-M offers a low-cost solution
As the comment period closes on the new federal requirement, a U-M team led by Prof. Mohammed Islam demonstrates that upgrades to current technologies could do the jobJiangnan Liu receives SVCF Scholarship to support research in quantum photonics
Liu is a PhD student investigating new materials for future opportunities in quantum photonics.Augmented reality system for accessible play, iGYM, goes international
Using iGYM’s computer vision module, the U-M team partnered with the University of Tsukuba’s FUTUREGYM Team to develop new interactive games that allow children of all abilities to play together.Shubham Mondal receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Mondal works to improve the operation of electronic and optoelectronic devices using III-Nitride based semiconductor materials.Improving generative AI models for real-world medical imaging
Professors Liyue Shen, Qing Qu, and Jeff Fessler are working to develop efficient diffusion models for a variety of practical scientific and medical applications.Blue PHOLEDs: Final color of efficient OLEDs finally viable in lighting
Synchronizing light and matter adds blue to the OLED color paletteNeural Collapse research seeks to advance mathematical understanding of deep learning
Led by Prof. Qing Qu, the project could influence the application of deep learning in areas such as machine learning, optimization, signal and image processing, and computer vision.Improving the accuracy and applicability of large language models, like ChatGPT
Prof. Al Hero’s new method, which enhances the reliability of predictive models and promises to reduce the risk of AI hallucinations, was selected as a spotlight paper at NeurIPS 2023.Nextgen computing: Hard-to-move quasiparticles glide up pyramid edges
Computing with a combination of light and chargeless excitons could beat heat losses and more, but excitons need new modes of transportShaping the quantum future with lightwave electronics
The semiconductor-compatible technology is a million times faster than existing electronics and could give us access to an entire new world of quantum phenomena.Soon-to-be most powerful laser in the US is open for experiments
The NSF-supported facility at U-M is about to begin welcoming researchers to study extreme physics that could advance medicine, microelectronics and more.U-Michigan a partner in two CHIPS Act Midwest microelectronics hubs
The latest DoD funding announcements bolster Michigan Engineering’s efforts to support revitalization of the U.S. semiconductor sector.Semiconductor workforce program increases access to hands-on training
'In undergrad, you sometimes feel like you're just passing classes. But what we're doing here is science.'Aline Eid seeks to better perceive the world using a 5G Wireless Power Grid
Prof. Eid is looking to design the future of smart cities and infrastructures using ultra-low power wireless sensing and communications technologies.Organic photovoltaics offer realistic pathway to power-generating windows
A new fabrication process greatly improves the reliability of highly-efficient semi-transparent solar cells, which can be applied to windows to generate solar power.Inside the Quantum Research Institute
Mack Kira, co-director of the Quantum Research Institute with Steven Cundiff, is taking Michigan’s quantum activities to the next level.Focused ambitions
While hunger for an artificial intelligence that can think like a human remains unsated, AI continues to appear in our lives in smaller ways.Advancing chips for the auto sector is the goal of new Michigan-based initiative
U-Michigan joins industry, state, education partners to develop talent and technology.New undergraduate courses prepare students for the Second Quantum Revolution
Quantum information science and engineering is one of the hottest fields in engineering - and ECE wants to make it accessible to everyone.Aditya Varma Muppala awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting imaging systems
Aditya is creating high-resolution, accessible, scalable, and portable imaging radars that are 200x cheaper and 100x smaller than what is currently available.Sangmin Yoo awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting next generation computing
Yoo is making memory devices more flexible and tunable, making them irresistible for modern AI applications.From new material to device: Ferroelectric HEMT could be a game changer for next generation electronics
Prof. Zetian Mi’s team proved the viability of a reconfigurable, ScAlN/AlGaN/GaN ferroelectric HEMT transistor that is critical for next-generation communication and computing systemsParag Deotare awarded DURIP grant to probe exciton energy transport at nanoscale
The tool is expected to advance the study of exciton dynamics, which could help identify new research directions for clean energy and information technology.Ishtiaque Navid receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Navid’s research is focused on artificial photosynthesis and optoelectronics using III-Nitride based semiconductor materials.Arthur Xiao receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Xiao has been working on several projects in Prof. Zetian’s Mi’s group, including micro LED technology and renewable energy.Nanoscale ferroelectric semiconductor could power AI and post-Moore’s Law computing on a phone
Next-gen computing material gets down to the right size for modern manufacturing.Scalable method to manufacture thin film transistors achieves ultra-clean interface for high performance, low-voltage device operation
Led by Prof. Becky Peterson, the research focuses on a category of materials important for low power logic operations, high pixel density screens, touch screens, and haptic displays.Six ECE faculty will help shape the future of semiconductors as part of the JUMP 2.0 program
Elaheh Ahmadi, David Blaauw, Michael Flynn, Hun-Seok Kim, Hessam Mahdavifar, and Zhengya Zhang bring their expertise and creativity to this nationwide undertaking in the area of semiconductors and information & communication technologies.Open-source hardware: a growing movement to democratize IC design
Dr. Mehdi Saligane, a leader in the open-source chip design community, was among the first researchers to fabricate a successful chip as part of Google’s multi-project wafer program.New non-invasive optical imaging approach for monitoring brain health could improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury patients
The SCISCCO system could better monitor brain and organ metabolism, helping to diagnose concussions, monitor cerebral metabolism in traumatic brain injury patients, and gauge the response of organs to treatments in an operating or emergency room scenario.Miniature and durable spectrometer for wearable applications
A team led by P.C. Ku and Qing Qu have developed a miniature, paper-thin spectrometer measuring 0.16mm2 that can also withstand harsh environments.Best paper for a low-power ADC circuit for brain-machine interface applications
Euisik Yoon’s team, led by Sungjin Oh, developed a low-power neural recording front-end circuit to interface with state-of-the-art neural probes.Jesse Codling wins Best Presentation award for sensors that help protect these little piggies in their pens
Known affectionately as “The Sh*tty Project,” Codling, an ECE PhD student, monitors the vibrations in pig pens to track the health of the piglets and predict when they’re in danger.Mike Flynn named Fawwaz T. Ulaby Collegiate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Flynn is one of the world’s premier scholars of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems, analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), and other interface circuits.Breakthrough in green micro-LEDs for augmented/mixed reality devices
Prof. Zetian Mi’s team are the first to achieve high-performance, highly stable green micro-LEDs with dimensions less than 1 micrometer on silicon, which can support ultrahigh-resolution full-color displays and other applications.Seeing electron movement at fastest speed ever could help unlock next-level quantum computing
New technique could enable processing speeds a million to a billion times faster than today's computers and spur progress in many-body physics.CHIPS and Science Act: Implications and Opportunities
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 promises to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry. Dennis Sylvester offers his perspective on what it means for ECE.First light soon at the most powerful laser in the US
The ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has begun its commissioning experimentsPhotosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells
The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.Next generation neural probe leads to expanded understanding of the brain
The hectoSTAR probe, with 128 stimulating micro-LEDs and 256 recording electrodes integrated in the same neural probe, was designed for some stellar brain mapping projectsZEUS Joins International Community of Extreme Light Virtuosos
As a member of the X-lites program, ZEUS joins an international community of extreme light labs working together to advance laser science for the benefit of societyEster Bentley receives Impact award for her research with the goal of GPS-free navigation
Bentley presented her research as an NDSEG Fellow. She is working to make smaller, more affordable high accuracy navigation-grade gyroscopes.Toward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows
A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.Solar-powered chemistry uses carbon dioxide and water to make feedstock for fuels, chemicals
Producing synthesis gas, a precursor of a variety of fuels and chemicals, no longer requires natural gas, coal or biomass.2022 IEEE APS R. W. P. King Award recognizes new theory in computational electromagnetics
Patel and Michielssen developed the Wigner-Smith time delay matrix for electromagnetics.Emulating impossible “unipolar” laser pulses paves the way for processing quantum information
Quantum materials emit light as though it were only a positive pulse, rather than a positive-negative oscillation.Overcoming the efficiency cliff of red micro-LEDs for virtual/augmented reality
Prof. Zetian Mi leads a team that created highly-efficient red micro LEDs suitable for augmented and virtual reality.Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing
Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale, single-layer hexagonal boron nitrideNew textbook provides hands-on guide for learning about chaotic dynamics and electronic circuits
The book was co-authored by ECE Master's student Wesley Joo-Chen Thio and Professor Emeritus Julien Sprott of U Wisconsin.Touheed Anwar Atif awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for his research on quantum information and quantum computing
Atif’s coding framework addresses quantum information network coding problems and has helped uncover new insights into the world of quantum information.Ashley Jian receives Barbour Scholarship to further her research on high-power electronics
Jian works to improve the efficiency of high-power electronics for better energy security and sustainability.Subhajit Mohanty awarded Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Mohanty’s research is focused on advancing high electron mobility transistors for next generation wireless technologies.Ashley Jian awarded Marian Sarah Parker Prize from the College of Engineering
Jian’s research is focused on improving the efficiency of high-power electronics, which is important for energy security and sustainability.ECE alum Mihir Sheth receives Young Innovator Award from Innovate UK for making a medical device that weans patients off ventilators quicker
Sheth is the co-founder of Inspiritus Health and has developed a simple to use, non-invasive medical device that keeps patients’ muscles engaged when they are on a ventilator to prevent muscle atrophy.‘Exciton surfing’ could enable next-gen energy, computing and communications tech
A charge-neutral information carrier could cut energy waste from computing, now that it can potentially be transported within chips.New understanding of neurons in the hippocampus: they’re all the same
A longstanding collaboration between engineers and neuroscientists leads to new insights into how neurons work in the hippocampus.Quantum tech: Semiconductor “flipped” to insulator above room temp
Discovery could pave the way to high speed, low-energy quantum computing.Research full speed ahead on manufacturable III-V materials for next-generation electronics
A recent breakthrough in ferroelectric III-V semiconductors at the University of Michigan has been followed by several advancements and new funding to bring the technology closer to market.Batteryless next-generation cellular devices could empower a more sustainable future
PhD student Trevor Odelberg is looking to enable long range, highly reliable, and low-power cellular IoT devices that one day can run entirely on harvested energy, reducing battery waste and empowering devices to last for decades.Heath Hofmann named IEEE Fellow for his impact in the areas of electric machinery and drive systems
Prof. Hofmann’s control technology has been implemented in commercial vehicles, and he works tirelessly to enhance opportunities for underrepresented students.Euisik Yoon named IEEE Fellow for groundbreaking research in Bio-MEMS
Prof. Yoon’s research has contributed to a better understanding of the brain, as well as improved detection and treatment of cancer.Zetian Mi named IEEE Fellow for his pioneering contributions to III-nitride photonics and clean energy
Prof. Mi’s research is impacting the future of alternative energy, as well as improved methods for water purification and air disinfection.Mimicking a human fingertip's sensitivity and sense of direction for robotic applications
With the help of 1.6 million GaN nanopillars per sensor, the University of Michigan team was able to provide human-level sensitivity with directionality on a compact, easily manufactured systemEgg-carton-style patterning keeps charged nanoparticles in place and suitable for a wide range of applications
Prof. Jay Guo and his team discovered a scalable way to settle down and precisely arrange micro- and nano-sized particles according to sizeElaheh Ahmadi receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to support future sensor and communication systems
Ahmadi’s research is focused on using GaN and Ga2O3 materials to provide higher output power per unit area at higher frequencies.$1 Million DARPA contract to empower the wireless systems of the future
Prof. Elaheh Ahmadi is working to design a new kind of semiconductor that can provide high power at high frequenciesMichigan startup MemryX, Inc. promises faster, cheaper AI processing
The ECE startup builds neuromorphic computer chips uniquely suitable for AI applicationsNanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption
A five-nanometer-thick layer of silver and copper outperforms conventional indium tin oxide without adding cost.Snails carrying the world's smallest computer help solve mass extinction survivor mystery
Dawn of nitride ferroelectric semiconductors for next-generation electronics
Profiles in ECE: Rucha Apte (MS ECE 2021)
ECE Lab Kit team recognized by the College of Engineering with the Team Staff Excellence Award
When the pandemic shut down in-person instruction, this six-member team created and delivered individual lab kits to 1,200 students around the world so hands-on lab experience could continue.3D motion tracking system could streamline vision for autonomous tech
Pei Zhang solemnly swears that he’s up to some good
$6.25 million to develop new semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis
Research to advance low-power speech recognition highlighted by Intel
Michael Flynn and his group are applying their groundbreaking work in beamforming to the challenge of low-power on-chip speech recognition.“Egg carton” quantum dot array could lead to ultralow power devices
Elaheh Ahmadi receives CAREER Award to improve efficiency in high power electrical systems
The research could improve efficiency in systems such as electric vehicles, grid systems, mass transit, and industrial automationDemba Komma awarded Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship for research on IoT localization technologies
Mapping quantum structures with light to unlock their capabilities
First digital single-chip millimeter-wave beamformer will exploit 5G capabilities
Tracking Monarch Butterfly Migration with the World’s Smallest Computer
5G and ECE: Connecting the world
5G is a technology built on the work of electrical and computer engineers, and reliant on ECE research to fulfill its promise.Burn after reading
Coordination and collaboration are critical to U.S. leadership in plasma science: a Q&A with the Plasma 2020 Decadal Study co-chair
Magna cum Laude Merit Award for research to detect the progress of diseases such as multiple sclerosis
U-M startup SkyGig aims to take 5G to the next level
Full-color nano-LEDs for better, longer lasting LED performance
Autonomous well monitoring solution recognized with a Best Innovators award
U-M startup NS Nanotech unveils new generation of LEDs for high-efficiency, high-performance displays
Making plastic more transparent while also adding electrical conductivity
Battery-free sensor startup takes aim at industrial efficiency
“Ultra low-power receivers for IoT applications” wins Outstanding Invited Paper
Elaheh Ahmadi receives ONR Young Investigator Award to prepare for the next generation of wireless technology
Zhanni Wu awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Small, precise and affordable gyroscope for navigating without GPS
Hessam Mahdavifar receives CAREER award to empower next gen communication
Best paper award for optimizing wireless power transfer
David Blaauw named Kensall D. Wise Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
A 3D camera for safer autonomy and advanced biomedical imaging
Hun-Seok Kim receives CAREER Award to facilitate Internet of Things connectivity
‘Green methane’ from artificial photosynthesis could recycle CO2
Creating a place where kids of all abilities can play together
Enabling large-scale testing of cancer drugs with machine learning
Beyond Moore’s Law: taking transistor arrays into the third dimension
Wireless Communication Under the Sea
Elaheh Ahmadi receives AFOSR Young Investigator Program award
Jamie Phillips named Director of the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
Two ‘U’ researchers receive Distinguished University Innovator Award
The Michigan Daily profiles Professors David Blaauw and Dennis Sylvester, who are this year’s recipients of the 2019 Distinguished University Innovator Award.Blaauw, Sylvester are 2019 Distinguished University Innovators
Channel Coding for Next Generation 5G and Beyond
The new quantum spurs action by the Michigan Quantum Science & Technology Working Group
First programmable memristor computer aims to bring AI processing down from the cloud
Afshari group receives Best Invited Paper award at the 2019 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference
A high-efficiency GaAs solar cell to power the Internet of Tiny Things
SLAM-ming good hardware for drone navigation
Blood biopsy: New technique enables detailed genetic analysis of cancer cells
Capturing cancer cells from blood samples offers a non-invasive way to observe whether the cancer is disappearing or whether it is becoming resistant to the treatment.Communicating with the world’s smallest computers
Biopsy alternative: “Wearable” device captures cancer cells from blood
A new $1.6M energy project to develop low cost manufacturing of white organic lighting
More efficient machine vision technology modeled on human vision
Toward brain-like computing: New memristor better mimics synapses
Miniature satellites to maximize global communication
A new company, Omniscent, is sniffing out dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in the air
U-M researchers develop small device that bends light to generate new radiation
It takes two photonic qubits to make quantum computing possible
Conducting an orchestra of sensor nodes
Solving impossible equations
Blue Sky and Research Accelerator Initiatives fund solar fuel and high-power research
Memory-processing unit (MPU) could bring memristors to the masses
Beyond Moore’s law: $16.7M for advanced computing projects
Michigan chips will be first to test next-generation hardware design tools
A new hybrid chip that can change its own wiring
Enabling anyone to design hardware with a new open-source tool
Hun-Seok Kim receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to advance research in IoT networks
An even smaller world’s smallest ‘computer’
How to color-code nearly invisible nanoparticles
Light could make semiconductor computers a million times faster or even go quantum
Solar cells enable self-powered camera
Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
A shoe-box-sized chemical detector
New quick-learning neural network powered by memristors
Seed-sized U-M computers pumped into oil wells featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
U-M, Cavium partner on Big Data research computing platform
Cooling off with lasers
$7.75M for mapping circuits in the brain
Next-gen computing inspired by biology
Transparent Silver: Tarnish-proof films for flexible displays, touch screens, metamaterials
Ultrashort light pulses for fast “lightwave” computers
Michigan’s millimeter-scale computers featured at ISSCC2017, and in IEEE Spectrum
Becky Peterson receives NSF CAREER Award for research in amorphous semiconductors for next generation electronics
A fantastic voyage: ERC for WIMS
Ushering in the next generation of flat-panel displays and medical imagers
CubeWorks: Solving problems with the world’s smallest and lowest-power computers
Cubeworks receives its first external funding to manufacture millimeter-scale computing devicesThe Michigan Probe: Changing the Course of Brain Research
Parag Deotare receives AFOSR Award for research in Nanoscale Exciton-Mechanical Systems (NEXMS)
Leaders in neuroscience look to the future
Injectable computers can broadcast from inside the body
Injectable computers
Novel collaboration to probe brain activity in unprecedented detail
Making Memory Smaller, Better, Faster, Stronger
Lights Out
Emmett Leith (1927 - 2005)
Inventor of Practical HolographyA better 3D camera with clear, graphene light detectors
MBus is the missing interconnect for millimeter-scale systems
Necmiye Ozay receives CAREER award for research in cyber-physical systems
Googling the physical world
Mapping the brain: probes with tiny LEDs shed light on neural pathways
$5M for international neurotechnology “dream team”
Layered graphene beats the heat
Art-inspired solar cells
New Michigan-Saudi Arabia collaboration promises exciting new research – beginning with the auto industry
What makes cancer cells spread? New device offers clues
Mobile Friendly – apps to improve life
Elnaz Ansari earns Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Michigan Micro Mote (M3) makes history as the world’s smallest computer
A brief history of what led to the technical feat known as the Michigan Micro Mote, a tiny speck of a computer that does it all.Wei Lu editor of new book – Semiconductor Nanowires: From Next-Generation Electronics to Sustainable Energy
Student Spotlight: Kyusang Lee: A leader in flexible solar cell technology
Becky Peterson awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award to investigate new materials for power semiconductor devices
Mapping the brain with lasers
Student Spotlight: Tal Nagourney – Exploring navigation
Fighting lung cancer: Faster image processing for low-radiation CT scans
Wakefield and Kieras win Best Paper Award at ICAD 2014
Metal particles in solids aren’t as fixed as they seem, new memristor study shows
A new way to make laser-like beams using 250x less power
Leaders in ultra low power cicuits and systems presenting at VLSI Circuits Symposium
New tech could lead to night vision contact lenses
Transparent color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
What are quantum computers going to do for us?
Making the Internet of Things happen
Image processing 1,000 times faster is goal of new $5M contract
Faster, more powerful mobile devices: U-M startup Crossbar could disrupt the memory market
When GPS fails, this speck of an electronic device could step in
A new laser paradigm: An electrically injected polariton laser
Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography
Researchers funded to develop a leap forward in Processor Architectures
Scientific Milestone: A room temperature Bose-Einstein condensate
Next-Gen E-Readers: Improved peacock technology could lock in color for high-res displays
Prof. Jay Guo found a way to lock in structural color, which is color made with texture rather than chemicals. The research could lead to advanced color e-readers, more energy efficient electronic devices, and improved data storage and cryptography.David Wentzloff receives CAREER Award for research in energy-autonomous systems
Zhaohui Zhong receives CAREER Award for research in graphene-based optoelectronics
Super-fine sound beam could one day be an invisible scalpel
James McCullagh receives Best Student Paper Award for research to keep bridges safe
Seunghyun Lee takes the gold for all-graphene flexible and transparent circuit
Nathan Roberts earns Best Paper Award for research to assist in remote patient monitoring
Developing the wireless component for personalized health devices
Combining flexible, transparent electronics with high speed communications for the first time
UG Research Spotlight: Fred Buhler spends his summer improving circuit testing
Kensall D. Wise: Michigan, MEMS and Microsystems
This retrospective of Kensall D. Wise, William G. Dow Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, provides a view of how he built a world-class program in MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS).Nano-origami project combines art and engineering to further technology
Student Research: Amit Patel earns prize in IEEE AP-S Student Paper Competition for antenna research
Research Spotlight: Sensors and actuators for portable microsystems
Artificial synapses could lead to advanced computer memory and machines that mimic biological brains
Next-generation computer memory firm receives U-Ms first startup investment
A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams
‘Perfect black’ coating can render a 3D object flat, raises intriguing dark veil possibility in astronomy
David Blaauw Elected Fellow of the IEEE
Prof. Blaauw was a core member of the Michigan team that developed the award-winning circuit known as Razor in 2003.New method for building a low-cost, high-performance electric machine and drive could result in huge energy savings
Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient
Laura Freyman awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Powering breakthrough technologies
New laser could treat acne with telecom technology
Making smart dust a reality
Using imprint processing to mass-produce tiny antennas could improve wireless electronics
A minimally-invasive brain implant to translate thoughts into movement
Most powerful millimeter-scale energy harvester generates electricity from vibrations
Toward computers that fit on a pen tip: New technologies usher in the millimeter-scale computing era
Xi Chen and Prof. Robert Dick receive DATE Best Paper Award
Paving the way for ubiquitous computing
New equation could advance research in solar cells
A groundbreaking new equation could do for organic semiconductors what the Shockley ideal diode equation did for inorganic semiconductors.Laser-based missile defense for helicopters being developed
Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company.Zhengya Zhang earns Best Paper Award at Symposium on VLSI Circuits
Ambiq Micro: Taking a startup to the next level
Millimeter-scale, energy-harvesting sensor system developed
Mini generators make energy from random ambient vibrations
Duncan Steel will advance quantum information processes in new MURI
Sensing Sensors: NSF Funding News Ways to Monitor Infrastructure for Safety
The program aims to develop revolutionary wireless sensor node, optimized for infrastructure monitoring.EECS researchers receive Best Paper Award at ISLPED
Smart bridges under development with new grant
University of Michigan Office of Technology to showcase inventions
Microchip sets low-power record with extreme sleep mode
The Phoenix Processor uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market.Jamie Phillips receives Young Faculty Award