CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Water Alliance has launched Erie Hack 2021, a bi-annual competition to accelerate innovative solutions to Lake Erie’s most pressing challenges. This year’s competition will take place in the form of several engaging events - a hybrid of virtual and in-person gatherings. Lake Erie is the most biodiverse and bio-productive of the
DETROIT - CNC or Computer Numerical Control machining mixes the effectiveness of computer programming with the precision of turning lathe machines. A pre-installed program controls the movement of the tools and other machine parts, consequently automating the manufacturing process and preserving design consistency. Photo: Source Today’s multi-axis CNC milling machines have a broad range
SAN FRANCISCO - Why the Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus outage knocked every corner of Mark Zuckerberg’s empire offline on Monday. It’s a social media blackout that can most charitably be described as “thorough” and seems likely to prove particularly tough to fix. Facebook itself has not confirmed the root cause of its woes, but
WINNIPEG, Canada – According to a new study, Augmented Reality is expected to grow 18-fold over the next four years from $2.7 billion in 2021 to $48.6 billion in 2025. The survey was commissioned by Librestream and done by IDC. “AR is a key way that C-suites are achieving transformation at scale,” said Andrea Minonne,
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will host an in-person luncheon discussing next-generation building practices and regenerative design on October 18 at the John Ball Zoo Treehouse. Featured speakers include Andrew Queenan of Pure Architects and Allmon Forrester, Director of Facilities, Planning, & Sustainability for John Ball Zoo. The program will highlight how
KALAMAZOO - Throughout October and early November southeast Michigan residents will gain a chance for a clean slate at one of their upcoming Expungement Fairs. An Expungement Fair is an event where participants can begin the legal process of sealing eligible criminal offenses from the public – giving them a second chance at employment, housing,
DETROIT - DTE Energy is moving forward with a plan to build its first MIGreenPower community solar project in Washtenaw County. The 20-megawatt facility will be the largest in the region and is designed to support the City of Ann Arbor and Pittsfield Township with achieving their clean energy goals. Additionally, all DTE Electric customers will
DETROIT – Top prize for the National Advanced Mobility Consortium Army Smart Motor Pool Pitch Competition was Raytheon Missiles & Defense, producers of missile defense systems, precision weapons, and related technologies. Its winning entry provided the framework for an Intelligent Interactive Motor Pool Management open platform that offers a holistic solution for integration of Army
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission on Monday announced additional details about the technical conference the agency will hold as part of its efforts to address concerns raised after repeated major power outages across the state during extreme storms this summer. The MPSC’s Technical Conference on Emergency Preparedness, Distribution Reliability, and Storm Response will
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Autonomous Campus Transport team, four-time defending champion in the Self-Drive category of the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, received a 2021 RoboNation championship banner in a campus ceremony. LTU also received a $3,000 check for winning the IGVC Self-Drive competition. RoboNation, the robotics education and workforce partner of the Association for Unmanned
