BEIJING - China's GAC Group has unveiled the Govy AirCab, its first mass-produced flying car. It's an electric travel option that can charge at lightning speed and just might transform transportation as we know it. According to Interesting Engineering, the two-seater electric vertical take-off and landing — or eVTOL — vehicle can travel nearly 19 miles on a single charge
LANSING —The Michigan Infrastructure Office Technical Assistance Center is opening its fourth application window in 2025 to help communities access millions of dollars in federal grant funding. Infrastructure projects eligible for this application window include bridge updates, airport improvements, passenger ferry expansion, brownfield redevelopment training and railroad crossings. The TAC has supported over 68 infrastructure
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget announced that registration is now open for the 2025 Michigan Cyber Summit and High School Cyber Summit to be held Oct. 22 and 23 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. “Michigan is leading the way to invest in cybersecurity and protect our residents online,”
INDIA - Imagine this: you get into your electric car, drive through the city, on the highway, or get stuck in traffic… and even then, the battery recharges itself. No plugs, no charging stations, no planning stops. It sounds crazy, but it’s already a reality. And the most surprising part is that it doesn’t come from Silicon
AUSTRIA - The future of transportation is rapidly evolving, and with it comes the promise of a more sustainable and efficient way to travel. Austrian aviation company CycloTech is at the forefront of this revolution, recently achieving a significant milestone with the first flight of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the BlackBird.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - For nearly thirty years, we’ve lived with our faces glued to small screens—thumbs incessantly swiping, notifications pinging at all hours. But according to Mark Zuckerberg, that era may soon be in the rear-view mirror. In a recent interview, the Meta CEO predicted that wearable computing will eclipse smartphones as our primary portal to
ANTARCTICA - The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is nearly 80 miles wide, making it the largest glacier in the world by width. If it collapses entirely, the resulting changes could raise global sea levels. Scientists are racing to understand the forces at work before it’s too late. To better understand how this could unfold,
SPAIN - A future where your home’s windows not only let in light but also power your appliances is no longer science fiction, it’s reality. That’s because a new generation of transparent solar panels, known as smart glass or transparent photovoltaic glass, is arriving in the United States, promising to transform glass facades into veritable invisible
NEW YORK - An object has been discovered orbiting the sun far beyond Pluto, calling into question theories about a possible Planet Nine in the solar system. The object, for now, designated 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed “Ammonite,” was found by astronomers in Japan using its Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. Announced in a paper published today in Nature Astronomy, the
LANSING - Under new bills making their way through the Michigan Legislature, police could swab your mouth on the side of the road and know within minutes if there are drugs in your system. While the bipartisan bills are garnering support in the name of safety, strong pushback is also emerging. Big picture view: Under Michigan law, driving
