Science and Technology
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Technology rules
Study reveals kids’ expectations of parents: Put your phone away when I’m talking to you; don’t text and drive; and stop posting my photo without my permission!
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Just in time
New smart technologies could revolutionize the way people cope with medical and behavioral problems.
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Time to get serious?
As the Earth’s climate changes, experts explore provocative interventions and ask: Can we geoengineer our way out of a looming crisis?
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A matter of time
Learn how the Internet of Things infiltrated one home, and what it could signal about the future of privacy and security.
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Autonomous cars in the snow
U-M and Ford collaborate on the auto industry’s first tests of autonomous vehicles in wintry conditions.
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Battery capital of the nation?
U-M opens new lab so researchers and manufacturers can accelerate breakthrough battery technology on a production-level scale.
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Mammoth excavation
Ancient mammoth unearthed in a farmer’s field southwest of Ann Arbor may provide clues about lives of early humans in the region.
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The human touch
U-M surgeons and engineers are enabling amputees to control prosthetics using their own biological motor signals. Could regaining a sense of touch be next?
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Medicinal magic
“Nature’s pharmacy” at Matthaei Botanical Gardens showcases healing power of plants in elaborate garden organized by systems of the body.
