News & Events
September 1, 2020
Space motor helps make robotic prosthetic leg more comfortable and extends battery life
Getting rid of some gears enabled a free-swinging knee, regenerative braking and brought the noise level down from vacuum cleaner to fridge.
- Rolling StoneOur researchers, leaders, and educators are making headlines with their innovative work, including cuts to government funding from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE.)
- Celebration Recognizes Students and Alumni Published as First AuthorsU-M Climate and Space holds the annual First Authors Celebration in April.
- Alumna Aisha Bowe Ready to Launch on Historic All-Women Space FlightBlue Origin is set to launch their 11th human space mission on April 14, 2025.
- New FireSat Set to Transform Wildfire Detection and ResponseRemote-sensing technology originally designed at the University of Michigan inspires tools to help fight wildfires from space.
- SciTech DailyOur researchers, leaders, and educators are making headlines with their innovative work, including the Parker Solar Probe’s closest approaches to the Sun.
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