NEW YORK - Cancer patients undergo chemotherapy or some other mainstream cancer treatment and experience various side effects and intense physical suffering. A team of researchers from Shanghai-based Fudan University claims to have devised anticancer therapy that is better and safer than now. They have developed an implantable battery system that can identify low-oxygen environments
WASHINGTON DC - Last week, the Department of Energy, or DOE, released a road map for scaling up three emerging technologies that could make or break the U.S. energy transition. According to the agency, advanced nuclear, clean hydrogen, and long-duration energy storage are crucial for reaching net-zero emissions. The problem is, self-sustaining markets for these
SOUTHFIELD - Electric Vehicles, EVs for short, are becoming the future for auto makers and consumers. But with the electrical GRID already overtaxed, how will it support millions of EVs "pluggin" to recharge? On May 24 at Lawrence Technological University, Global Auto Mobility and MITechNews are partnering to produce a breakfast and learn meeting that
Recently, a government-funded “thought experiment” imagining that several mysterious space objects are in actuality craft from interstellar travelers made international news. But despite the breathless headlines talking about Pentagon researchers and Harvard astronomers telling the world of the dangers posed by an “alien mothership” in our solar system were intriguing, the actual report did not
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Health has officially acquired Lansing-based Sparrow Health System to become a $7 billion health system with more than 200 sites of care, according to an April 3 news release. UM Health and Sparrow said they have received the necessary regulatory approvals to partner after announcing their plans in
Michigan’s game sector is gathering speed The gaming sector in Michigan is well-established in many areas. There are more than 20 game development countries that call the state their home, as well as a thriving casino industry. It might seem like, therefore, that not a lot would have changed in recent years, but that couldn't
LANSING - A million Michiganders lost power in two storms more than a month ago. As a result, the Michigan Public Service Commission, after two public town halls, has revised rules that utility companies must provide credits to consumers when black outs continue for more than 96 hours. MPSC Commissioner Katherine Peretick provides all the
ANN ARBOR - MPSC Commissioner Katherine Petitick talks about the changes MPSC has made for electricity providers in the wake of multiple power outages this winter. Phillip Emma talks about his Breakfast & Learn Event Keep Phish at Bay and Prevent Ransomware. John Petty announces the Powering EV's conference May 24 at LTU. Matt Roush
DETROIT - This week’s Smart Mobility Today includes news about renewable energy, some caution being expressed about AI, and lots of interesting ways robots and drones help us get thing things done. To listen, click on Smart Mobility Today.
The rise of autonomous vehicles has been a harbinger of great excitement and speculation, garnering public and private attention. Autonomous vehicles may revolutionize our travel, reducing the need for manual driving and potentially reducing traffic accidents. But with this rise comes questions about liability in the case of personal injury. Who will be held responsible
