ANN ARBOR - Missy Stults Phd, Ann Arbor's Sustainability and Innovations Director, provides details on two virtual town hall events this month that seeks community feedback on a proposed Sustainable Heating program the city wants to implement in three years when the current gas contract with DTE Energy runs out. May 11 and 16 are
GRAND RAPIDS -- West Michigan manufacturers continue to signal a slowing economy as Grand Valley State University’s closely watched monthly purchasing managers survey showed continued softness and increased caution. “We are well aware that the office furniture business remains soft, and we had hoped that the pent-up demand in automotive would help keep the West
SOUTHFIELD - The Motor City ISSA chapter meeting May 18 features Crystal Rena Thomas and Victoria Thomas who will discuss driving change, arriving at adoption: A Practical Approach to Increasing End-User Adoption and Utilization of IT Changes. This track focuses on the foundational components of establishing and mobilizing change management initiatives or capabilities within organizations,
Researchers have recently discovered a way to make an efficient battery out of zinc — an inexpensive, commonly found metal — instead of the rare metals used in lithium batteries. Most rechargeable batteries today are lithium-ion batteries, which include other metals like cobalt and nickel, Tech Xplore reports. As electric vehicles (EVs) and large-scale energy storage get more common, we’ll need
Taking a family vacation is one of the top ways to decompress over summer. But imagine if you captured something you weren’t expecting on film. That’s what happened to one family in Missouri as they took a break and went to the beach. They didn’t notice what they had until reviewing the images. “I was
“I was on a flight to Dallas and we went around a huge storm system at about 30,000 feet. While observing the thunderstorm I saw 2 white circles above the thunderstorm then disappear,” the eye witness, who sent in the video, says. “It was moving in a non linear fashion. Then about a minute later
The Pentagon released a video of a reported UFO flying at a high rate of speed in the vicinity of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones that "showed some really interesting things that everyone thought was truly anomalous." The object flew over South Asia earlier this year and appeared to have a propulsion trail, but it was later determined to
MIDLAND — Northwood Esports won two national titles last month. “On April 23, the Northwood University Overwatch and Counter-Strike teams secured major victories for our esports program,” stated Cody Elsen, Northwood Esports coach and program director. “The Varsity Overwatch team became the 2023 National Champions after defeating Illinois State University 4-1 on Sunday. Northwood’s Counter-Strike
RIVERSIDE, Ca. - A team of University of California, Riveride, electrical engineers and material scientists demonstrated a research breakthrough that may result in wide-ranging advancements in electrical, optical, and computer technologies. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering research group, led by distinguished professor Alexander Balandin, has shown in the laboratory the unique and
WASHINGTON DC - Marijuana companies could secure financial services and confusion over banking for hemp operators could be clarified after the reintroduction of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in the U.S. Senate. The measure, which is strongly supported by both Republican and Democrat lawmakers, has passed the House of Representatives seven times
