Science and Technology

  1. Study shows 3D printing saves lives

    Groundbreaking technology first used at U-M is documented in a promising study destined to save babies from a deadly condition.

  2. In our image

    Two-legged locomotion is the robotics industry’s next frontier. But how and why do we make machines that move like us?

  3. Mayday machine

    If a plane is in trouble, a computer won’t panic. So, is it time for humans to leave the cockpit? Plus: An alum’s new film, Pilot Error, strikes a timely chord.

  4. World's smallest computer

    Breaking the millimeter barrier, U-M engineers have designed and are testing the world’s smallest computers. The future is now.

  5. Pilot Error

    Former Michigan Daily editor releases film that strikes a timely chord.

  6. Potential to restore hearing?

    U-M scientists restore hearing in mice partly deafened by noise, paving the way for new treatments in humans.

  7. Probing links to autism

    Researchers building database to study how environmental stressors may impact brain development.

  8. First climate action plan for Detroit

    U-M students complete first comprehensive inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in Motor City history.

  9. Life, engineered

    Lynn Conway has been called the hidden hand in the movement that enabled the fabric of Silicon Valley. She’s also one of the nation’s first modern transgender women.