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A2ZERO Household Electronics Refurbishment And Recycling Event April 26

ANN ARBOR — The next A2ZERO Household Electronics Takeback event is set for Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church (1501 W. Liberty St.). This event is hosted by the city office of sustainability and innovations (OSI) in collaboration with Comprenew, a certified Michigan-based electronics waste refurbisher and recycler. Registration is required,

DTE Energy Issues RFP For 450 Megawatt Energy Storage Project

DETROIT - DTE Energy announced the company is issuing a Request for Proposal for new standalone energy storage projects totaling approximately 450 megawatts. These projects will support DTE Electric’s CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan and Michigan's new standard of 60% renewable energy by 2030, both of which contribute to DTE’s overarching carbon reduction goals.  The RFP requires the standalone energy storage projects to

By |2025-04-02T12:02:06-04:00March 29th, 2025|ESD|

Pandemic Continues to Propel Growing Number of Men in Nursing

BINGHAM FARMS – Like all of us, the pandemic brought a time of uncertainty to Noah Briggs, a student in the Practical Nursing Program at Hondros College of Nursing in Bingham Farms. He had already been thinking about a career change to nursing when his passion was further ignited as he witnessed widespread burnout among

By |2025-03-29T15:57:47-04:00March 29th, 2025|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

UP Company Gets $145 Million DOE Grant To Harvest Critical Minerals

HOUGHTON – Revex Technologies Inc., a next-generation critical mineral processing company, has received a contracted grant award of $145 million from the Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to support the development and construction of the REV Nickel Project. The project seeks to produce sustainable nickel concentrate and other valuable U.S.-sourced

By |2025-03-29T15:57:48-04:00March 29th, 2025|ESD|

Report: Scientists Create Device That Generates Electricity From Earth’s Rotation

PRINCETON, N.J. - Scientists from Princeton University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have invented a device that seemingly generates electricity from the Earth’s rotation. Although generally accepted theories show that generating electricity from a uniform field like Earth’s magnetic field is impossible, the team believes they have found a “loophole” that allows their device to generate

By |2025-03-29T14:18:32-04:00March 29th, 2025|Science|

U.S. Tech Giants Betting Big On Humanoid Robots – But China Builds Them Better

NEW YORK - American tech giants like Tesla and Nvidia are racing to develop humanoid robots, stressing their importance to the future economy. But analysts warn they are already at risk of losing out to China. So-called humanoid robots — artificial intelligence-powered machines designed to resemble humans in appearance and movement — are expected to provide a range

By |2025-03-29T15:58:51-04:00March 29th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|

Former Police Officers Hiring Targets Of Cannabis Transport Companies

CLEVELAND, Ohio – If you had to move millions of dollars in cash and controlled substances, who would you trust with such a risky job? Someone who won’t steal the product or the money. Someone who will get there on time. Someone who knows how to react if thieves try to rob you. For many

By |2025-03-29T13:49:01-04:00March 29th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Republicans Saviors Of State’s Legal Cannabis Industry?

LANSING - Michigan Republicans could become saviors of the state’s $10 billion legal cannabis industry. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to more than triple the state’s recreational marijuana excise tax is facing strong resistance in the GOP-controlled House, where Speaker Matt Hill has pledged to block any attempt to raise taxes, including on cannabis. The proposal, part of Whitmer’s

By |2025-03-29T13:21:29-04:00March 29th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Hazel Park’s Flavor Galaxy License Permanently Closed By CRA

HAZEL PARK -The Cannabis Regulatory Agency signed consent order and stipulation documents with Flavor Galaxy, which resulted in the permanent closure of its processor license. License AU-P-000373 is permanently closed and will not be renewed, reinstated, reissued, or reactivated, limited or otherwise, at any future date. Flavor Galaxy is located at 21015 John R Rd,

By |2025-03-28T14:34:27-04:00March 28th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

How Tech-Driven Animation Is Transforming Digital Marketing and Education

The worlds of animation, digital marketing, and education have always had one big thing in common: they rely on storytelling. Now, thanks to cutting-edge technology—from artificial intelligence (AI) to advanced 3D render engines—animation has evolved from a novelty into a powerful medium that brings brand visions, lessons, and creative ideas to life in ways once

By |2025-03-31T19:41:11-04:00March 28th, 2025|Guest Columns|