WASHINGTON - China and other Asian nations have vaulted past the United States to the forefront of the global clean-energy technology market, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. But if the Trump administration and new Congress prioritize energy innovation, America can wrest back its market leadership and in doing
LANSING - The Michigan State University Foundation announced the formation of its new, $5 Million venture investing subsidiary, Red Cedar Ventures. Its newest program features both a pre-seed fund and an opportunity fund focused on helping Michigan State University-based startups and technologies overcome critical funding gaps, accelerate growth, and provide follow-on, growth-stage capital. “We have
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University's Summer Youth Programs has announced its 2017 summer courses for middle and high school students, including several new explorations such as Coding for the Internet of Things, the World of Design, Global Discovery 101 and Computing Elements. SYP includes pre-college explorations and competitive scholarship programs featuring hands-on activities, field trips
ROYAL OAK - Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to talk about recent trade missions and upcoming ones including Australia. The most recent trade mission was to Cuba - one of the best Automation Alley has even had, Kelly said. The proposed Australian trade mission would
ROYAL OAK - Great Lakes Health Connect serves as the middle man between health care providers that want to move digital health care records. Brian Mack, Manager of Marketing and Communications for Great Lakes Health Connect, explains the service his company provides in an interview with Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business
ROYAL OAK - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates the M2 TechCast audience by discussing how a student in Philadelphia flying his drone nearly flew into the path of a police helicopter that was observing a Trump rally. The pilot was flying at night and beyond his line of sight - both against FAA rules.
DETROIT - A major grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s Clare Boothe Luce Program will provide funding for a new female professor of mechanical engineering specializing in assistive technology at University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Engineering & Science. The Clare Boothe Luce Program is dedicated to increasing the participation of women in the sciences
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Mobile Musings is a weekly broadcast from the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM). We are a non-profit trade association for Michigan's mobile/wireless (or connected) technologies industry and the first state-based mobile/wireless or connected technologies trade association in the U.S. Our guests are from various companies, primarily right here in Michigan, who
ANN ARBOR - The Environmental Protection Agency's recent reaffirmation of national fuel economy standards will likely result in large reductions of future emissions and fuel consumed - even if the future vehicle mix does not change, say University of Michigan researchers. "While there is no reason to believe that modifications to the applicable CAFE standards
HOLLAND – Worksighted has promoted Jeremy Miller to onboarding manager for the new onboarding team in Holland. In this role, Miller will be responsible for welcoming new clients, deploying software, and network discovery. Miller, a Grand Rapids native, has been at Worksighted for three years and offers more than 13 years of IT experience. The
