LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas, Nev. data center operator said Thursday that its massive planned data center near Grand Rapids would be powered 100 percent by renewable energy. Switch said it had already begun working with the local utility, Consumers Energy, to supply its 2-million-square-foot SUPERNAP data center in Gaines Township with green power.
DETROIT - When it comes to cars, Americans are increasingly like they are with movies and music. They want a car on demand — but not necessarily ownership, according to a new consumer study released by IBM in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show. For the second part of its “Auto 2025” series,
DETROIT - First of all, the North American International Auto Show really is different this year. A few weeks ago, the tech podcast I co-host with Mike Brennan of Michigan Technology News (www.mitechnews.com) had Max Muncey, NAIAS public relations manager, on as a guest. And Max told us that fully 70 percent of the auto
DETROIT — The Engineering Society of Detroit’s director of communications and public relations, Matt Roush, takes you for a spin around the redesigned show floor of the 2016 North American International Auto Show. To see Matt Roush’s pictures, click on http://techcentury.com/2016/01/11/detroit-auto-show-media-day-1-a-photo-gallery/
DETROIT - It was time for a final spin around the North American International Auto Show Tuesday, the final day of Press Preview Days. Check out these pictures snapped by Matt Roush, director of communications and public relations at The Engineering Society of Detroit. To see Matt Roush’s pictures, click on http://techcentury.com/2016/01/12/esd-at-the-auto-show-day-2-photos/
AUBURN HILLS - US Farathane Corp. Wednesday announced it has acquired Tepso Plastics Mex, a manufacturer of engineered plastic injection molded components and assemblies for the automotive sector with two production facilities in Mexico. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. US Farathane officials said Tepso’s production facilities in Monterrey and Romita, combined with its
HOUGHTON - Small drones have also proven to be effective tools of mischief, and not just in the national news - from spying to smuggling to hacking. So when Mo Rastgaar was watching World Cup soccer and heard about snipers protecting the crowd, he doubted that they’d fully understood a drone’s potential. “I thought, ‘If
SOUTHFIELD – The Engineering Society of Detroit is still seeking a few judges for its Future City competition for middle school students, coming up Jan. 25 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. ESD also is seeking judges for the E-Challenge III competition, sponsored by DTE Energy, which seeks to fund advanced demonstration projects in
LAS VEGAS - Ford Motor Co. will show off an expanded Sync connectivity system at CES, formerly known as the International Consumer Electronics Show, being held Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nev. “Sync allows customers to bring the smartphone technology they’re comfortable with into a vehicle and use it without hassle,” said Don Butler, Ford
DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center is kicking off a new project to interest girls in STEM careers. Called the STEMinista Project, the goal is to collect 150 profiles of women working in STEM careers, in STEM research, education and entrepreneurship or who have STEM degrees, to use as role models for the girls who
