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U-M Neuroscientist Wins Nation’s Highest Science Honor

ANN ARBOR - How do we think? That question has fascinated Huda Akil since growing up in her home in Damascus, Syria. The longtime University of Michigan neuroscientist first learned to think through her parents, she said. There was no limit to the questions she could ask them, which she said piqued her curiosity. “They

By |2023-10-29T14:09:28-04:00October 29th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech, Science|

SkillFusion To Address EV Charger Reliability With Certified Skilled Workers

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. SkillFusion’s approach provides charger-agnostic skill enhancement and certification, creating a proprietary database of certified workers available to service

By |2023-10-31T15:49:38-04:00October 29th, 2023|Auto Tech, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

New Analysis Of 200 Foot Glowing Orange Object As UFO

A giant UFO pictured over Chile in 2010 has been described as genuinely unidentified by alien hunters. The image appeared to show a glowing orange object hidden behind the clouds and was taken by a family picnicking in the Andes Mountains. The National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP) investigated the sighting the same year,

By |2023-10-29T13:26:16-04:00October 29th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Former Ford CEO Has Blunt Warning For Electric Vehicle Industry

DETROIT - The strike against Ford  may be over, but the company's electric vehicle woes are far from solved. The entire auto industry, grappling with steadily softening EV demand over cost and existential infrastructure challenges, is beginning to pull back its efforts to grow the sector. Tesla, of course, is dealing with falling sales figures and gross

By |2023-10-29T14:07:48-04:00October 29th, 2023|Auto Tech, Featured|

Pentagon More Than 270 UFO Sightings Reported Over 8 Months

WASHINGTON DC - More than 270 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, known as UAPs or UFOs, were made to the U.S. government in a recent eight-month period, the Department of Defense said in a Tuesday report to Congress. Chris Impey astronomy professor at the University of Arizona, joins CBS News to unpack the findings. To

By |2023-10-29T11:40:46-04:00October 29th, 2023|News|

Michigan Senate Narrowly Passes Clean Energy Legislation

LANSING — The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to require that all of the state’s energy come from sources that do not emit climate warming gases by 2040. On Thursday, Oct. 26, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly approved a bill package that would mandate a stepped increase in Michigan’s renewable power standard over the next seventeen years

New technology Generates Steady High-Temperature Heat From Hydrogen Without Combustion Or Fuel Cells

SYDNEY - Australian innovation company Star Scientific has begun commercialising a new technology that turns room-temperature hydrogen and oxygen into steady 700°C heat, with the only output being pure water. The Hydrogen Energy Release Optimiser, known as Hero, uses a globally patented catalyst that quickly heats up in the presence of H2 and O2 and then reverts

By |2023-10-29T11:40:48-04:00October 29th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

New Alternative To Cobalt In Rechargeable Batteries Promises Longer Life And Higher Energy Density

TOKYO - High-capacity and reliable rechargeable batteries are essential for various devices and modes of transportation and play a crucial role in transitioning to a greener world. However, the production of batteries involves the use of elements such as cobalt, which contributes to environmental, economic, and social issues. Researchers from the University of Tokyo, as

By |2023-10-29T11:40:49-04:00October 29th, 2023|ESD|

Biden To Sign Order Expanding Capabilities For Government To Monitor AI Risks

WASHINGTON DC - President Biden is expected to sign an executive order that will monitor the risks of artificial intelligence and develop new rules for the technology, Politico first reported. The order is expected to be issued as soon as Monday and would change the way AI is used in the federal government, from health care

By |2023-10-29T11:40:51-04:00October 29th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence|