University of Michigan: News
26 Aug 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningUniversities can now rent human brain cells for AI research
Swiss technology company, FinalSpark, has introduced a novel program that provides scientists with cloud access to 'biocomputers.'
21 Aug 2024
ChinaMeet 'rotten-tail kids': China's young social class struggling with unemployment
China is currently grappling with a significant increase in youth unemployment, forcing many college graduates into low-paying jobs or dependency on their parents' pensions.
16 Jul 2024
Autonomous vehiclesThis camera technology stops smart home devices from watching you
Engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a groundbreaking camera technology, dubbed PrivacyLens, designed to bolster personal privacy protection in the era of smart home devices.
09 Jun 2024
Science and TechnologyBrain cells may predict future events during sleep, study reveals
A recent study from the University of Michigan suggests that neurons in the brain's memory center, may not only revisit past experiences during sleep.
16 Feb 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningUniversity of Michigan denies selling student data to train AI
The University of Michigan has debunked claims that it's selling student data to AI companies.
11 Jul 2022
IndiaThis Indian entrepreneur got world's first patent for 'digital vaccine'
Bhargav Sri Prakash, an Indian biomedical tech entrepreneur, was recently awarded the world's first patent for a "digital vaccine"—a platform that addresses real-world health issues via the metaverse—by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
15 Jan 2020
Technology#CareerBytes: Top online courses that techies are pursuing on Coursera
E-learning has been on the rise in recent years, and online courses have become hugely popular, especially in the tech field.
09 Nov 2019
GoogleHow Alexa, Google Assistant can be hacked using lasers/flashlight
Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Apple's Siri have long drawn flak, primarily due to concerns around how they store/use our intimate user conversations.
28 Jun 2019
Instagram'Heaven is real,' says woman who died for 27 minutes
The debate on whether life after death is a reality has no end to it. People who are alive have no way to establish that heaven/hell truly exists (faith doesn't really count), and the ones who are dead, well... we can't talk to them (again, Ouija boards don't really count).
20 Sep 2018
IndiaTweeting in Hindi gaining popularity in India, shows study
Tweeting in Hindi is gaining popularity in India, according to a study conducted by researchers, including an Indian, in the US.
05 Sep 2018
Jawaharlal NehruPakistan's new President is connected to Jawaharlal Nehru. Read how!
Pakistan's newly-elected President Dr. Arif Alvi shares an interesting connection with India as his father was a dentist to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, according to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
06 Aug 2018
Coursera#CareerBytes: Top 5 websites to learn the basics of finance
Whether you want to be able to manage your finances better, mean to complement your college studies, or are just passionately curious to learn finance, learning the basics of finance becomes instrumental to further advancement.
30 Jul 2018
Space NewsIndian-priest's work on galaxies changes astronomy as we know it
For most, science vs faith is a choice. For Indian-origin Richard D'Souza, science was simply a way to get closer to the divine.
23 Jun 2018
MichiganMichigan University develops world's smallest computer, smaller than rice grain
Engineers at the University of Michigan have developed the smallest computer in the world. It's 0.3 mm x 0.3 mm in size and can stand on the tip of a rice grain.
01 Jun 2018
YouTube6 technologies you must know for a job in IT-sector
As a software engineer, if you are beginning your career, or thinking of a change, web technology is the space to be in.
04 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaIndian-American Deepa Ambekar appointed interim Civil Court judge in NYC
Indian-American Deepa Ambekar has been appointed as the interim judge to the Civil Court of New York City, becoming the second Indian-American woman judge in the city after Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari.
22 Mar 2017
UEFA Champions League2017 International Champions Cup to kick-off from 22 July
The 2017 International Champions Cup will begin from 18 July at Guangzhou. Four matches will be played in China from 18-24 July.
04 Feb 2017
Duke UniversityUS universities allay Indian students' fears following Trump ban
A number of American universities are reaching out to prospective Indian students to inform them that they are welcome to their campuses, irrespective of the Trump administration's statements.
