Skip to content Home ABOUT US PROJECTS MEET THE TEAM PUBLICATIONS NEWS CONTACT US News Western researchers develop a special boot to save limbs and lives Diabetes is a national concern, affecting more than one in 10 Americans. Among the many health challenges it causes, the disease can put patients at risk for dangerous foot ulcers and lower limb amputations. But innovative research at Â鶹´«Ã½ could be a game-changer, accelerating healing and saving limbs and lives. Â鶹´«Ã½ receives a $9.6M federal grant to advance renewable energy research The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a substantial grant to Â鶹´«Ã½ and its research partners to advance next-generation lithium-ion battery technology. Engineering Â鶹´«Ã½s move research in the right direction Technology allowing small finger movements to remotely signal a model car can aid in the continued development of flexible sensors that can conform to the curves of a human body or stretch across the shape of an object or structure. Helmet sensor technology business created by WMU team honored for innovation A company started by a Â鶹´«Ã½ professor and his Â鶹´«Ã½s is receiving statewide recognition. SafeSense Technologies LLC was one of just 12 companies named a 2019 SmartZone Best Small Business Honoree at the annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards in East Lansing. Engineering Â鶹´«Ã½s design concussion sensor for football helmets Three doctoral Â鶹´«Ã½s and one master's Â鶹´«Ã½ in engineering have been working on the projects for two years. The sensor can be implanted in a football helmet to monitor the severity and location of blows to the head.
