Engineering Society of Detroit

Lawrence Technological University Becomes Residential, Sports College As Well

ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Technology University over the past decade has become much more of a residential college, with some 1,100 students living on the Southfield campus. What’s more, LTU has 23 sports available including a new football program that starts in fall 2018. LTU Communications Director Matt Roush - also a co-host of M2

By |2018-01-02T13:48:05-05:00January 2nd, 2018|Engineering Society of Detroit, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

State Aid Approved For Chinese Auto R&D Center In Farmington Hills

LANSING — At Tuesday’s final scheduled meeting of 2017, the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved assistance to American Haval Motor Technology LLC is a subsidiary of Great Wall Motor Company Ltd., China’s largest manufacturer of SUVs. The company plans to establish a research and development center in Farmington Hills, investing $3.5 million. As a result, the

By |2017-12-19T18:58:57-05:00December 19th, 2017|Auto Tech, Engineering Society of Detroit, Politics|

eCommerce Car Buying Service Now Available In Michigan

DETROIT — Is the Motor City ready to ditch the car dealer? Phoenix, Ariz.-based Carvana  aims to find out, at least when it comes to used cars. The service launched in Michigan, allowing Detroit-area residents to search through the 7,000-plus vehicle inventory on Carvana.com, finance, purchase and schedule home delivery of their vehicle as soon

By |2017-07-21T16:03:18-04:00July 21st, 2017|Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD|

Battery Seminar Coming To Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR — The San Diego battery industry consultant PlugVolt LLC will hold its 2017 Battery Seminar in July in Ann Arbor. The event will feature experts from automotive and grid power storage manufacturers, industry suppliers, and battery manufacturers. The first day of the event will focus on electrochemistry, with presentations on the latest advances in

By |2017-06-16T11:26:18-04:00June 15th, 2017|Auto Tech, Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD|

Liquid Web Appoints Former GoDaddy Executive To Board

LANSING — Liquid Web has appointed Jeff King, former senior vice president and general manager of hosting and security at GoDaddy, to the company board of directors. Liquid Web is a $100 million managed hosting provider. “We admire what Jeff did with the GoDaddy Pro brand, and we look forward to his contributions to our business

By |2017-06-15T19:49:47-04:00June 15th, 2017|Engineering Society of Detroit|

Whirlpool Files Dumping Complaint Against LG, Samsung

BENTON HARBOR — Whirlpool Corp., the Benton Harbor-based appliance manufacturer, announced it had filed a “safeguard petition” with the United States International Trade Commission. The company said the petition is the next step in what it called “ongoing efforts of Samsung and LG to evade U.S. trade laws.” The U.S. government has twice found that

By |2017-06-02T13:12:10-04:00June 2nd, 2017|Engineering Society of Detroit, News|

Brennan, Roush To Debut M2 Techcast Sept. 14

SOUTHFIELD - Two veteran technology observers in Michigan are launching an Internet radio show this Monday, Sept. 14. The M Squared Techcast will premier at 3 p.m. Monday on the Podcast Detroit internet radio network, http://www.podcastdetroit.com. The show will be hosted by longtime Michigan tech journalists Mike Brennan and Matt Roush. Brennan has covered technology

By |2015-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9th, 2015|Archive, Engineering Society of Detroit|

MSU Makes Smart Material Even Smarter

EAST LANSING - A team of researchers, including some from Michigan State University, is making a smart material smarter in order to make a better antenna. Using a series of grants from the National Science Foundation, the team is manipulating a material known as vanadium dioxide, or VO2, making it useable in a size that

By |2015-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9th, 2015|Archive, Engineering Society of Detroit|

McComb CC Sets Ret Days For Grades 6-12

WARREN - Thousands of middle and high school students are expected at Macomb Community College's South Campus in Warren Dec. 2 and 3 for the college's annual RET Days - Robotics, Engineering and Technology. Companies and organizations are still being sought to participate by operating hands-on engineering and robotics activities at the event. To read

By |2015-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4th, 2015|Archive, Engineering Society of Detroit|

Michigan Tech Earns High Marks For ROTC, Research

HOUGHTON - Washington Monthly magazine's newly released College Guide ranked Michigan Technological University seventh in the nation for its ROTC program and 15th for faculty receiving significant research grants. The magazine's latest rankings also placed Michigan Tech in the top 25 percent of all national universities and the top 18 percent for students earning bachelor's

By |2015-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4th, 2015|Archive, Engineering Society of Detroit|