U-M divers retrieve prehistoric wood from Lake Huron
Under Lake Huron waters, U-M researchers have found a five-and-a-half foot-long piece of wood that is 8,900 years old. Tapered and beveled on one side in a way that looks deliberate, the pole may provide important clues to a mysterious period in North American prehistory.
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‘Light from darkness’ breakthrough named a top 2011 discovery
Named one of the top 10 breakthroughs of the year by Physics World, physicists directly observed, for the first time, light particles that flicker in and out of existence in the vacuum of space.
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Rare Chinese papercuts, found in storage, now available in high res scans
U-M Center for Chinese Studies staffers, tidying up a storage room, found a stunning collection of rare propaganda papercut images from the Cultural Revolution. "Chairman Mao is the Reddest Sun in Our Hearts" says this image, one of 15 papercuts.
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Insect cyborgs may search and monitor hazardous environs
U-M research may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans — harvesting the insect's biological energy from its body heat or movements to prolong the battery life for small sensors implanted on the insect.
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Understanding How Cancer Spreads
A technique that lets researchers monitor single cancer cells in real time could help doctors study the breakaway tumor cells that spread disease through the body. Remy Elbez, a doctoral student in applied physics, takes a sample of magnetized cervical cancer cells.
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