MUSKEGON – Students at Muskegon Public Schools are learning about science and technology in a new, next-generation STEAM lab that opened this week at Bunker Elementary school. The STEAM lab features alignment to state and national curriculum standards in science, mathematics, technology and English Language Arts, and hosts over 400 lessons that include digital animation, circuitry,
DETROIT – Michigan Works! Southeast will receive up to $3.6 Million from the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity to train workers at 66 companies throughout the region. Collectively, these 66 companies will train 1,883 employees, which includes 789 new hires and 330 United Stated Dept. of Labor Registered Apprentices. The grant awards are
DETROIT ARSENAL— The National Advanced Mobility Consortium asked their membership of defense contractors to provide solutions for the United States Army’s ask for three prototypes of each variant in the Common Tactical Truck Family of Vehicles. The opportunity received multiple entries with American Rheinmetall Vehicles/GM Defense, Mack Defense, Navistar Defense, and Oshkosh Defense receiving the
DETROIT - Technology is moving so quickly some experts suggest artificial intelligence will reach singularity within seven years, meaning there will be no distinction between human and machine or physical and virtual reality. The merging of man and machine could take place by 2030, some say, the stuff of sci-fi movies. AI researchers and technology
WASHINGTON DC - All of the nation’s coal-fired power plants but one are less cost-effective to operate than constructing new solar or wind facilities in the United States, according to a study published Monday by the firm Energy Innovation. Analysts compared operating costs at the 210 coal plants in the continental U.S. in 2021 to the
WASHINGTON DC - The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming, according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals. With a push to get more electricity from solar panels, wind
PLYMOUTH – Mike Coast, President of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center for the past 21 years, has announced his retirement after 27 years with the organization. Replacing him is Ingrid Tighe, previously Director of Economic Development for Oakland County where she led 200 staff members in four divisions focused on business development and international business
WASHINGTON DC - In less than a decade, the decarbonization efforts enshrined in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 will bring annual investments into domestic renewable energy deployment from $64 billion last year to nearly $114 billion in less than a decade, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report. This will be the case
WASHINGTON DC - With the successful launch of Artemis I behind it, NASA has been doubling down on efforts to make deep space travel – and it’s reported future trips to the Moon and Mars – easier to achieve. We’ve already reported on why the Space Launch System used for the Artemis mission isn’t sustainable, but
DETROIT - Electric semi-trucks are ready to go. The technology is there, manufacturers have capacity to produce them, and demand is only going to increase. But there is no way to charge big fleets, said Daimler Truck North America president and CEO John O'Leary. Daimler, the leading US heavy-duty truck manufacturer, unveiled the Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia, its
