ANN ARBOR - Dendrites, whiskers of lithium that grow inside batteries and can cause fires like those in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, are the bane of next-generation lithium batteries. While they usually spread under cover of darkness in a closed cell, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan has spied on them
LANSING – To help businesses understand the best ways to use mobile video, Mobile Michigan Monday Lansing on Oct. 24 at 6:45 pm will host Brian Town, CEO of Michigan Creative. Research firm eMarketer indicates that one in three consumers watch video on their mobile devices, resulting in mobile being used more today for video
ANN ARBOR - Take a tip from one of the world’s best known hackers, Kevin Mitnick, who for 20 years was on the FBI’s most wanted list until he was caught in 1995 and jailed for five years. Today Mitnick runs a private consulting company that claims a 100 percent successful track record of penetrating
GRAND RAPIDS - If you want to learn how personalization, automation, content and context are changing a brand's relationship with consumers, and steps you can take to build a more robust and long-term relationship with your customers then the 'Gone Digital' Conference from the Troy Chamber of Commerce is a must-attend. Listen as Melissa Birnie
DETROIT - Accelerate Michigan is back next month and one lucky startup will have the chance to win the state’s largest cash prize, $500,000, to fuel its growth. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition announced 36 finalists who will be competing for the first place prize, and runner up cash prizes. Nearly 200 companies spanning nine high growth
GRAND RAPIDS - Mobility - a word we've been hearing more and more lately, but what does it really mean? In terms of connected transportation one might assume it would be focused on the autonomous vehicle - and that certainly is part of it. but it's much more than that. It's about getting goods and people
GRAND RAPIDS - The future of the world is ubiquitous connectivity. There is a total interconnection of people, ideas, and products through a global digital network. Future will see that the connected people and nations will be the most successful. As the network grows and the world of data expands, you must learn to use
GRAND RAPIDS - Financial Technology (FinTech) has exploded over the last 5 years. FinTech companies that lend, process, or even create money is a fast-growing industry. As rate of investment is growing, finance and banking are being transformed by innovations like peer-to-peer models, crowdfunding, and contactless payments. This track at the upcoming TiECon Midwest 2016 conference will
SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was delighted to interview the fascinating Cindy Warner, whose rich, multi-level career and mission story is inspiring. In May 2016 she founded 360ofme, a website that gives consumers the ability to control their own data, have it with the, share it, and gain insights that will allow them to live
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, chats with tech expert Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, about rural access to municipal broadband, how women can be successful business leaders, apps that can help improve your sales and productivity and tech tools that
