mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Michigan Cyber Patriot Program Seeks Donations, Mentors To Stay Operational

SOUTHFIELD - Michigan Cyber Patriot is a program aimed at grade-school students to provide them with the knowledge to surf the web safetly and not run afoul of cyber hackers. Joining Matt and Mike on MItech TV is founder Tamara Shioemaker who appealed for financial help, and mentor support, to keep the decade-old program operational.

By |2023-11-05T11:05:39-05:00November 5th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

MIT Design Would Harness 40 Percent Of Sun’s Heat To Produce Clean Hydrogen Fuel

BOSTON - MIT engineers have developed a new system using a series of sun-driven reactors to produce carbon-free hydrogen fuel, significantly increasing efficiency from 7% to 40%. Their innovative train-like reactor design could make green hydrogen production scalable and economically feasible. MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system

By |2023-11-05T10:34:32-05:00November 5th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Scientists Predict In 2029 Earth Will Breach Key Warming Threshold

NEW YORK - In a little more than five years—sometime in early 2029—the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says. The study moves three years closer the date when the world

By |2023-11-05T09:24:52-05:00November 5th, 2023|Clean Update, Climate Change, Featured|

Plastic Waste Becomes Clean Hydrogen Goldmine

NEW YORK - A study focused on turning waste plastics into high-value graphene just unlocked a new way of producing hydrogen that could transform the nascent industry and, on a grander scale, positively alter projected decarbonization pathways. The breakthrough could be a win-win for the environment, recycling plastic waste – of which the world has

By |2023-11-05T10:13:37-05:00November 5th, 2023|Featured, Science|

GVSU Gets Federal Grant To Improve Nursing Workforce Readiness Through Simulation

GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Valley State University received a $1.5 million federal grant to improve nursing workforce readiness by increasing high-impact learning opportunities for students using multiple-patient simulations. Tricia Thomas, dean of the Kirkhof College of Nursing, said the three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

By |2023-11-05T09:14:02-05:00November 5th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Fourth Industrial Revolution – Michigan Manufacturers Need To Get On Board Or Get Left Behind

ANN ARBOR - Neil Balduc, the owner of Tritegrity Machine, a small Tier 2 CNC manufacturer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, was ecstatic when he got word from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. that he was awarded a matching grant of $25,000 from the Industry 4.0 fund. The money allowed him to buy a co-bot for

By |2024-09-19T14:24:28-04:00November 2nd, 2023|4IR, Featured, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0|

Buy Michigan Now Holiday Gift Guide Now Available

NOVI - If you want to buy Michigan-made products for the Holidays to support Michigan businesses, BuyMichiganNow.Com has you covered. Founder Lisa Diggs joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan to provide details on her Holiday gift guide that can be found on the home page of her website. Check it out at www.buymichigannow.com https://youtu.be/2aIplySvYV4

By |2023-11-01T16:17:50-04:00November 1st, 2023|mitechtv, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

General Motors Embraces Industry 4.0 Technologies To Improve Efficiencies, Cut Costs

DETROIT - Smart manufacturing and the rise of Industry 4.0 technology, which involves the integration of digital tech, automation, and data exchange, have been strongly adopted by General Motors. Former Manager of Advanced Technology and Smart Manufacturing at GM, Andy Buckland, in an interview with MITechNews.Com, emphasized the company's efforts to incorporate these advancements, from

By |2023-11-03T08:45:29-04:00November 1st, 2023|4IR, Featured, Industry 4.0|

First Autonomous, Electric Aircraft In World Gets Approval For Commercial Flights

BEIJING - An EHang eVTOL (Vertical Takeoff And Landing) aircraft, the EH216-S, has just been approved for commercial flights by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. “This demonstrates that the EH216-S’s model design fully complies with CAAC’s safety standards and airworthiness requirements, and that the EH216-S is qualified for conducting passenger-carrying UAV commercial operations,” the

By |2023-10-31T15:47:46-04:00October 31st, 2023|Science|