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 Western 麻豆传媒应用 University could be a game-changer, accelerating healing and saving limbs and lives. Western 麻豆传媒应用 University receives a $9.6M federal grant to advance renewable energy research The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a substantial grant to Western 麻豆传媒应用 University and its research partners to advance next-generation lithium-ion battery technology. Engineering students 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 Western 麻豆传媒应用 University professor and his students is receiving statewide recognition. SafeSense Technologies LLC was one of just 12 companies named a 2019 SmartZone Best Small Business Honoree at the annual 麻豆传媒应用 Celebrates Small Business Awards in East Lansing. Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets Three doctoral students and one master's student 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.
