U-M Harnessing Hum of Fluorescent Lights to Power Computers A team led by researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has developed a material that could allow the property that makes fluorescent lights buzz power a new generation of more efficient computing devices. Researchers at U-M have developed a material that could power a new generation of more efficient computing devices. // Image courtesy of U-M A team led by researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has developed a material that could allow the property that makes fluorescent lights buzz power a new generation of more efficient computing devices.