Creating a New "Super Steel"
There have been great advancements in the development of high-strength steel, and the need for additional enhancements continues to grow.
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There have been great advancements in the development of high-strength steel, and the need for additional enhancements continues to grow.
Within the "envelopes" of commercial and residential buildings rests the promise of major, new energy efficiencies in the built-environment, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Often in research, solutions are years, if not decades in the making. But researchers at Michigan State University and Wayne State University have taken their decades of experience to focus on shorter timelines with a…
The Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) fields are the fastest growing job sector in the country. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics however, forecasts a 230,000 STEM worker shortage by 2018.
Michigan State University and its University Research Corridor partners protect Michigan’s precious water resources and enhance its “blue economy” through hundreds of millions of dollars in research and service, a new…
It's a well known fact that the state of Michigan is home to three world class research universities; Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University. Jeff Mason, executive director…
Michigan economic development leaders, university officials and businesses are heading to Texas to attract talented workers, students and customers to the Great Lakes state. They're among thousands of people attending…
When alumni of Michigan schools come home to roost, amazing things happen. Businesses begin. Relationships with neighbors deepen. Communities are strengthened and transformed.
Michigan is fourth in the nation in the share of its workforce associated with industries that develop freshwater technology and services or are highly dependent on plentiful and clean water, according to a report…
As the need for drinkable water grows globally and becomes an even bigger economic force locally, Michigan's three major research universities look to grow what they call the "blue economy." An annual study by the…