Kate McAlpine

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Annapolis, MD, USA

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Sr. Writer & Asst. News Editor

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Sr. Writer & Asst. News Editor at University of Michigan College of Engineering

Latest Posts

Building a chemical 'GPT' to help design a key battery component

Taking inspiration from the word-predicting large language models, a U-M team is kickstarting an atom-predicting model with 200,000 node hours on Argonne’s Polaris.

Choosing exoskeleton settings like a Pandora radio station

Using a simple and convenient touchscreen interface, the algorithm learns the assistance preferences of the wearer.

First-of-its-kind metalens can focus extreme ultraviolet light

Nanofabrication technique, using holes to create vacuum guides, breaks a barrier in optics

Researchers aim to bring humans back into the loop, as AI use and misuse rises

The study aims to help society, including regulators considering AI safety regulations and organizations considering adopting AI, understand the societal implications of ever-smarter machines.

Soft robotic wearable restores arm function for people with ALS

Proof-of-concept device is comfortable, safe, easy to use

Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful

It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.