Clinicians treating cancer and blood clots must balance the risk of medical interventions with their life-saving benefits. Biopsies to collect tissue for testing, ablations to kill diseased cells, and surgery or catheters to remove blood clots are effective but they’re also invasive. New microrobots – smaller than the diameter of a human hair – could …
Imagine a future where cancer treatment affects only the tumor, where eye injections are no longer required and brain surgeries don’t result in large incisions or long recovery times. That’s the future researchers at Michigan State University are working toward. Their goal is to make medical care easier on patients by using tiny biodegradable tools …
To help crops battle pests, disease, and environmental stress, farmers often turn to broad chemical sprays simply because plants have few natural defenses. Angela Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University, studies how microbes and plants naturally communicate. She then turns those insights into new ways for crops …
Michigan State University announced a transformative $50 million commitment from the Leinweber Foundation to establish the Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation, a landmark investment that will accelerate MSU’s leadership in education, research and workforce development across Michigan and beyond. As the largest gift ever to a facility at MSU, this monumental investment propels the …
The National Nuclear Security Administration has announced a new Focused Investigatory Center at Michigan State University focused on the future of fusion energy. The award includes $5 million spread out over the next five years and will provide a unique opportunity for MSU faculty and students to work alongside and learn from U.S. Department of …
Every time you buckle up, there’s a good chance Michigan State University research is helping keep you safe. With more than 50 faculty across MSU Mobility and the College of Engineering, Spartan researchers are tackling transportation challenges from every angle, including safer roads, stronger vehicles, smarter infrastructure and secure autonomous systems. Using our campus as …
Michigan State University researchers are one step closer to creating a concrete formula that will make Michigan’s roads snow free, safer and longer-lasting. A demonstration event took place Friday, Oct. 10, to celebrate the installation of four slabs of self-heating and self-healing bendable concrete on campus. Each of the four slabs was made using a …
Two of eight researchers and professors from Michigan State University recognized as “2025 Highly Cited Researchers” are from the College of Engineering. The national list, organized annually by Clarivate Analytics, recognizes research scientists from across the globe who have offered expertise and significantly influenced their respective fields of research. Kalyanmoy Deb is a University Distinguished Professor …
Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast heartbeat, it’s been at least 30 years since any new treatments have been developed. This is because researchers haven’t had accurate models of the human heart to study. Thanks to new developments from Michigan …
Each year, the world produces roughly 100 million tons of flexible multilayer plastic packaging — materials that keep food fresh and pharmaceuticals safe from moisture and oxygen. Yet most of these plastics are nearly impossible to recycle due to their complex, chemically incompatible layers. Michigan State University scientists have developed a new kind of plastic …
