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A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams
— 2 Dec 2011 10:56 | TechnologyExisting coherent ultraviolet light sources are power hungry, bulky and expensive. University of Michigan researchers have found a better way to build compact ultraviolet sources with…
Biodiversity improves water quality in streams through a division of labour
— 9 Apr 2011 11:43 | EnvironmentBiologically diverse streams are better at cleaning up pollutants than less rich waterways, and Bradley Cardinale, an assistant professor at the U-M School of Natural Resources and…
The Population Bomb: How we survived it
— 2 Apr 2011 11:07 | HealthWorld population will reach 7 billion this year, prompting new concerns about whether the world will soon face a major population crisis…
Many US women have children by more than one man
— 2 Apr 2011 11:04 | HealthThe first national study of the prevalence of multiple partner fertility shows that 28 percent of all U.S. women with two or more children have children by more than one man…
Study illuminates the 'pain' of social rejection
— 29 Mar 2011 15:55 | HealthPhysical pain and intense feelings of social rejection 'hurt' in the same way, a new study shows…
Fundamental discovery could lead to better memory chips
— 15 Mar 2011 19:59 | TechnologyEngineering researchers at the University of Michigan have found a way to improve the performance of ferroelectric materials, which have the potential to make memory devices with more…
Silk moth's antenna inspires new nanotech tool with applications in Alzheimer's research
— 1 Mar 2011 17:54 | BiologyBy mimicking the structure of the silk moth's antenna, University of Michigan researchers led the development of a better nanopore - a tiny tunnel-shaped tool that could advance understanding…
Mating mites trapped in amber reveal sex role reversal
— 1 Mar 2011 17:48 | BiologyIn the mating game, some female mites are mightier than their mates, new research at the University of Michigan and the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests. The evidence comes, in…
Certain parts of the brain activated in people who heard tailored health messages and quit smoking
— 28 Feb 2011 16:28 | HealthPeople who demonstrated a stronger brain response to certain brain regions when receiving individually tailored smoking cessation messages were more likely to quit smoking four months…
Plants that can move inspire new adaptive structures
— 20 Feb 2011 16:30 | TechnologyThe Mimosa plant, which folds its leaves when they're touched, is inspiring a new class of adaptive structures designed to twist, bend, stiffen and even heal themselves. University…