WSU offers an engineering program with ties to auto companies that dominate the southeastern region of Detroit. In a partnership with Troy-based Delphi Corp., Wayne State unveiled a new, 4,000-square-foot clean room in 2003 for MEMS R&D. The clean room is part of Wayne State's Smart Sensors Lab, which is developing technologies for medical applications as well as automotive. Industry-linked projects like some under way at U-M, Wayne State and the state's university spinouts are likely to lead to patents and coordinated development of products.