DETROIT - Detroit has not in recent history been regarded as a center of technological innovation. But that perception is both false and fast changing, due in part to the dramatic growth of electric vehicle demand but also due to the increasing role that electronics play in even gas-powered vehicles. As a result, venture funding
ANN ARBOR—One of the goals outlined by the Biden administration's National Climate Task Force in 2021 was to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030. Now, a University of Michigan study investigates one of the strategies to achieve this goal, which is to increase new vehicle sales to 50% electric
WASHINGTON DC - In a landmark agreement set to be announced during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are expected to pledge a ban on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in autonomous weapons, including drones, and in the control of nuclear warheads.
A “real picture of a UFO” captured by an elderly woman in California allegedly shows an alien seated inside the spacecraft, and users are convinced the sighting is authentic A video posted on the TikTok account UFO God features an unverified image of a flying object. The image is dubbed as the “closest” anyone will get to the “real picture” of
WASHINGTON DC - A former Food and Drug Administration official says he’d be "shocked" if the DEA does not reschedule cannabis by next year's presidential election, and that he expects the DEA will ultimately accept the recent Health and Human Services’ recommendation to ease restrictions on cannabis by reclassifying it as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances
NEW YORK - This past August, Panasonic Holdings began testing and demonstrating a prototype version of its perovskite photovoltaic material. The prototype is in the form of semi-transparent glass balustrade panels on the balcony of a model house just south of Tokyo. The panels, each measuring nearly a meter in height and nearly 4 meters in
BEIJING - Recent research into the demanding task of developing catalysts for hydrogen production has made substantial progress. Professor Yong-Tae Kim from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology, and Kyu-Su Kim, a doctoral student from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Pohang
Small and established businesses can agree on one thing— there is increased competition in the market. Startups pop up here and there almost everyday, making it hard for customers to choose. This is why small businesses keep on asking the million-dollar question: how can they attract and retain customers even with all the competition present?
Pexels - CC0 License It’s very easy to assume that if you have a business located in a given area, sooner or later the people who live there will offer their patronage. But that’s not entirely true, and only the most entitled of us fail to see that fact. In order to embrace a community,
DETROIT - As the electric vehicle market surges, reliable charging infrastructure is more critical than ever. Enter SkillFusion, a customer success platform for electric vehicle service equipment operations and maintenance providers. The new company launched Oct. 25. Co-founder Rue Phillips joins MiTech TV to discuss SkillFusion’s approach that provides charger-agnostic skill enhancement and certification, creating
