Michigan Engineering

NEW ARTICLE: “Crafting world-class wooden boats and a Great Lakes legacy in Boyne City: Ben Van Dam.” A University of Michigan Engineering alum is creating opportunity by nurturing jaw-dropping craftsmanship. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/crafti…

NEW ARTICLE: “New master’s dual degree program in naval architecture and sustainable systems” The program is a streamlined experience for master’s students interested in the intersection of sustainability & naval architecture and marine engineering. 🔗 news.engin.umich.edu/2026/07/new-ma…

NEW ARTICLE: “X-pinch plasma achieves radial proton acceleration for crisp imaging.” Plasma pinches: From pursuits of nuclear fusion to an attractive point source of accelerated protons for proton radiography. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/07/x-pinc…

NEW ARTICLE: “Mobile VPN security is not as strong as advertised.” A new VPN auditing framework, MVPNalyzer, found many popular Android VPNs transmit sensitive data without encryption, some leak traffic and most fail to protect user IDs. Read more: news.engin.umich.edu/2026/07/mobile…

NEW ARTICLE: “Harnessing climate investments to serve development goals” Analysis reveals how wealthy nations can unlock more non-climate benefits by fulfilling their declared climate plans than those with emerging and vulnerable economies. Read more: news.engin.umich.edu/2026/07/harnes…

NEW ARTICLE: “Detecting neutron sources by borrowing inference tools from cosmology.” A Bayesian approach that identifies neutron sources with high confidence from sparse data could improve radiation detectors for nuclear security & non-proliferation. 🔗 news.engin.umich.edu/2026/07/detect…

NEW ARTICLE: “This satellite constellation transformed earth science by creatively tuning in to GPS signals” Governments & companies have launched similar constellations to use the method to monitor & forecast wildfires, flooding and more. Read more: news.engin.umich.edu/2026/07/this-s…

NEW ARTICLE: “Community co-designed wave energy prototypes demonstrated in Lake Michigan” The prototypes, designed with and for the community of Beaver Island, were showcased during the island’s 11th annual sustainability fair. Learn more: news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/commun…

NEW ARTICLE: “Smarter diagnostics could extend the lives of silicon EV batteries.” A new battery management system uses everyday charging data to diagnose when silicon is most vulnerable, helping guide smarter battery temperature control to protect it. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/07/smarte…

NEW ARTICLE: “Perfectly imperfect: U-M Center for Complex Particle Systems harnesses disorder in nanomaterials.” The center has engineered materials with intentionally disordered structures, leading to enhanced properties and easier manufacturing. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/perfec…

NEW ARTICLE: “Quantum made practical: U-M-led team advances in NSF center competition.” The project aims to develop plug‑and‑play photonic chips that bring quantum‑light measurements out of the lab into field‑ready commercial devices. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/quantu…

NEW ARTICLE: “Air quality: rainfall history matters as much as where the air came from.” A 19-year ‘goldmine’ of cloud and rainwater samples collected from a New Hampshire mountain provides fresh insights about air pollution. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/air-qu…

NEW ARTICLE: “Turboelectric airliner concept co-designed by U-M @MichiganAero engineers” Multidisciplinary design and optimization enabled the team to explore 20 different aircraft architectures in 100,000 scenarios. Read how: news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/turboe…

NEW ARTICLE: “Organic glass scintillators: A Q&A with Sara Pozzi.” The radiation detection material stands to improve nuclear security by clearly distinguishing radiation types from a safe distance. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/organi…

Can exoskeletons help reduce arthritis pain? Supported by a $2M @NIH grant, researchers are developing motorized knee braces designed to reduce pain inside arthritic joints. In an early pilot study, all participants reported pain reduction. Read more: news.engin.umich.edu/2026/06/knee-e…

NEW ARTICLE: “U-Michigan offers new online engineering master’s program with a focus on data and decision analytics” New master’s program can be done online with ‘no career breaks, no commute, no compromise. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/05/u-mich…

NEW ARTICLE: “UK’s Royal Society elects Stephen Forrest, engineer and entrepreneur.” Forrest’s work underpins commercial fiber-optic communications and OLED displays, with an eye to future generations of photovoltaics. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/05/uks-ro…

NEW: “Complexity isn’t subjective. The right amount results in new nanomaterial properties.” Graph theory can quantify complexity, defined as a mix of order and disorder. Nanoparticle structures with the optimal ratio have new or enhanced capabilities. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/05/comple…

NEW: “Key structures to metallic glass stability revealed with machine learning.” Using the second-nearest neighboring atoms to predict metallic glass stability can help researchers more accurately model the disordered solid with strong, elastic properties.news.engin.umich.edu/2026/05/key-st…

NEW ARTICLE: “Better helium reporting to improve fission and fusion materials modeling.” Helium generation predictions vary by as much as 200%, a new standardized reporting method can help move the field forward. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/05/better…