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LANSING - Soon your driver’s license or state identification card could be something other than a plastic rectangle stored in a leather wallet or purse. It could be in your mobile phone A Michigan bill would allow users to pull up their ID virtually on their phones with all their information, similar to a normal
ORLANDO, FLA - University of Central Florida researchers have achieved new record-setting power density for ethanol fuel cells, helping advance the technology as a competitor to fossil fuels and electric car batteries. Ethanol fuel cells offer cleaner emissions than fossil fuels and no charging times compared to electric vehicle batteries. In recent studies published in
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - Nikola was granted a total of $58.2 million from various regulatory agencies to build a series of hydrogen refueling stations for heavy-duty trucks, the company announced last week. Nikola Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEV), fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), and energy infrastructure solutions. With headquarters
WASHINGTON DC - In a move to prevent public companies from delaying news about cyberattacks, the US Security and Exchange Commission has set a four-day deadline to disclose "material cybersecurity incidents." A US attorney general could potentially delay that disclosure if doing so would lead to "substantial risk to national security or public safety." Otherwise, the
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Public Museum announce it has been awarded a generous grant of $300,000 from the Steelcase Foundation to support the GRPM Immerse Program. This grant will provide critical funding for the program, allowing the Museum to continue offering immersive educational experiences to schools in West Michigan. The Steelcase Foundation's $300,000
DETROIT - The Comerica Michigan Economic Activity Index jumped 5.2% annualized in the three months through April, although it was still down 0.4% from a year earlier after declines between June and February. Six of the index’s nine components increased in April, while three fell. Employment rose by a solid 10,800. While continuing claims for
SAN FRANCISCO - As Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google race to develop the most advanced chatbots, powered by generative artificial intelligence, Anthropic is investing heavily to keep up. Just a few months after raising $750 million over two financing rounds, the startup is debuting a new AI chatbot: Claude 2. Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI research executives and
LOS ANGELES - America has UFOs on the brain after the congressional hearing regarding the topic of extraterrestrial life and technology, but not everything in the skies that looks weird is unexplainable - like SpaceX launches, for example. https://www.tiktok.com/@dmill794/video/7261075140492938538?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc This “UFO” sighting over California shows a craft with a beautiful glowing halo and impressive contrail
KARLSRUHE, Germany - Efficient production of hydrogen, fuels, and even drinking water on roofs or in solar parks—this is what researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and their Canadian partners want to achieve with low-cost photoreactor modules. Now, they have reached major progress. They report their results in Joule. Artificial photosynthesis means that chemical reactions are
BEIJING - Chinese electric vehicle automaker NIO is set to introduce its highly anticipated 150 kWh solid-state battery pack, which promises to revolutionize the EV market with its extended range and improved energy density. The company first announced its plans for the solid-state battery pack back in January 2021, with an expected range of 1,000
