Science and Technology
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All roads lead to Michigan
Renowned researchers, surgeons, and health care leaders celebrate their early years, training at U-M.
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Learning the smell of fear
Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, which may explain how trauma’s effects span generations.
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My accidental conversion to nuclear power
In this personal essay, MT writer Madeline Strong Diehl chronicles her “accidental conversion” to nuclear power through an encounter with U-M’s Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science students.
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A global nuclear renaissance?
After a 30-year hiatus in new construction, a handful of U.S. utility companies are moving forward with plans to join a “nuclear renaissance” that seems to be affecting countries around the globe. Some 40 countries — mainly in the Middle East and Asia — have committed to enhancing or creating nuclear portfolios.
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Starry, starry nights
A visit to U-M’s historic Detroit Observatory still stirs a sense of awe and adventure.
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Boosting the brain's appetite to fight disease
New findings hold promise for victims of dementia, Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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A most elegant solution
Discover how the ancient art of origami may soon transform the future of nanotechnology.
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50 years of miracles
Identical twins Janice and Joan Ottenbacher made medical history in 1964 with transplant surgeon Jeremiah G. Turcotte.
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Transformers, anyone?
What happens when a rolling robot needs some legs mid-mission? The robot builds its own. At least that’s the plan.