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Life With A Foldable Phone Is A Game-Changer With One Terrible Downside

SAN FRANCISCO - If you’ve been reading Gizmodo for awhile, you’ve probably realized that I’m bullish on flexible displays, due in large part to their ability to expand or enhance the capabilities of smartphones, laptops, and even smartwatches (OK, that last one’s a little iffy). So after I reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 last year, I decided

By |2021-08-16T18:25:23-04:00August 16th, 2021|New Products / Contracts|

Auto Suppliers Weigh Paths Forward In An Increasingly Electrified Market

TRAVERSE CITY  - Magna International Inc. CEO Seetarama Kotagiri got right to the point in discussing the implications of an increasingly electrified vehicle fleet on the global automotive supply chain. Speaking as a keynote at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars last week, Kotagiri started detailing the issue almost immediately as he took

By |2021-08-16T19:45:37-04:00August 16th, 2021|Auto Tech|

MPSC Seeks Energy Storage Resource Pilot Programs From Michigan’s Regulated Utilities

LANSING - The MPSC has encouraged Michigan's investor-owned electric utilities to propose pilot programs for integrating batteries and other energy storage devices that take electricity from the grid and store it for later use as the Commission works to implement the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order No. 841 of 2018 (Case No. U-21032). FERC's Order No. 841 seeks to

By |2021-08-16T13:30:51-04:00August 16th, 2021|Clean Update|

Manufacturing Training, Sustainable Business, Electric Vehicle Update

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV today at 2 pm, Rob Luce, VP of the SME Education Foundation, will explain how his group will use $6 million from the state of Michigan for its PRIME initiative, which offers education and career-readiness opportunities to high school students. Daniel Schoonmaker, LEED ❘ Executive Director West Michigan Sustainable

By |2021-08-16T09:57:58-04:00August 16th, 2021|Podcasts|

Michigan Marijuana Sales Breaks Record In July

LANSING - Michigan marijuana sales broke another record last month with more than $171 million in cannabis transactions, according to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, up $149 million in July. Andrew Brisbo, executive director of the MRA, touted the $128 million in adult-use sales and $43 million in medical cannabis purchases in July, saying, “Another record

By |2021-08-15T12:19:03-04:00August 15th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

Gage Cannabis Opens 10th Retail Location Near Flint

DETROIT - Gage Growth Corp. announced last week the opening of its 10th provisioning center in Burton, near Flint, serving medical and recreational customers. The new storefront at 1234 N. Center Road. "Michigan continues to be one of the strongest cannabis markets in the country, and the opening of our 10th store location in the state is

By |2021-08-15T12:09:30-04:00August 15th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

Consumers Globally Spent $10 Billion On Mobile Games In First Six Months Of 2021

LONDON, United Kingdom - The recent growth in gaming appears not to be slowing down as more consumers continue to exhibit an appetite for various versions like mobile games. The interest has resulted in increasing spending on various mobile games titles. According to data acquired by Finbold, consumers globally spent $10.32 billion on mobile games in

By |2021-08-14T13:33:54-04:00August 14th, 2021|Mobility|

May Mobility Introduces On-Demand Autonomous Cars To Grand Rapids

ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor autonomous vehicle technology and shuttle service provider  May Mobility announced the launch of an on-demand autonomous vehicle shuttle service in Grand Rapids. Partners in the effort include the city of Grand Rapids, the New York City-based transit technology provider Via Transportation Inc.,  and the Zeeland-based automotive electronics manufacturer Gentex. The expanded, on-demand service began on

By |2021-08-14T13:25:20-04:00August 14th, 2021|Auto Tech, Featured, Mobility|

GR Infusion Therapy Company Recruiting Patients For COVID-19 Research Study

GRAND RAPIDS—Infusion Associates, a provider of medically prescribed outpatient infusion therapy, has begun recruiting patients across Michigan for an international COVID-19 study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Alongside the international study team, Infusion Associate’s research team hopes to determine if giving anti-SARS-CoV-2 hyperimmunoglobulin (hIVIG) to people early in their infection

By |2021-08-17T08:22:34-04:00August 14th, 2021|Coronavirus, Science|

LTU, MDOT Call Carbon Fiber Bridge Test Smashing Success

SOUTHFIELD—First there were a couple of cracks and pops, as hydraulic presses bore down with titanic force on a 41-foot-long section of test bridge. Then, a few ominous bangs. Finally, the test bridge collapsed with a resounding kaboom, sending small shards of concrete around Lawrence Technological University’s Center for Innovative Materials Research. Nevertheless, Nabil Grace,

By |2021-08-14T13:25:20-04:00August 14th, 2021|ESD, Featured|