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LANSING - The number of households breaking away from cable television in Michigan accelerated in 2022, with over 151,000 households dropping the service, a 9 percent drop, the biggest one-year decline. According to an annual report issued last week by the Michigan Public Service Commission, there are now roughly 1.5 million cable subscribers statewide, down nearly 900,000
DETROIT - Automakers the world over are launching Electric Vehicles, or EVs for short, at breakneck speeds. It seems nearly every day, news stories herald improved range, faster charging speeds and more efficient batteries. Car brands are in a constant war for market control and public attention, so we generally know about their upcoming launches
DETROIT - In a hypothetical future where autonomous cars trundle up and down our busy roads, traffic lights might have a fourth color installed, one added for the benefit of those self-driving vehicles. Researchers at North Carolina State University are proposing an additional white traffic light that would signal to drivers autonomous vehicles (AVs) are
SAN FRANCISCO - Far away in West Antarctica floats an 80-mile-long chunk of ice the size of Florida, called the Thwaites Glacier. It’s also known as the “doomsday glacier,” because if it were to collapse, it could bring about a catastrophic domino effect that could raise sea levels by 10 feet or more. Now, new
ANN ARBOR–Driven by a resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set all-time records in both robots sold and value in 2022, according to a report from the Association for Advancing Automation. The report foune that North American companies ordered 44,196 robots valued at $2.38 billion last year, representing increases of 11% and
YPSILANTI–A new high-altitude weather balloon program at Eastern Michigan University has been selected to participate in the NASA-funded and Montana State University-led Nationwide Eclipse Balloon Project. This effort will broaden the participation of STEM learners by immersing teams from a wide range of higher education institutions in an innovative NASA-mission-like adventure in data acquisition and analysis through
MARSHALL – Ford announced Feb. 13 it is investing $3.5 billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. This plant – called BlueOval Battery Park Michigan – initially will employ 2,500 people when production of LFP batteries begins in 2026. Ford will have
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec–Flo, the Canadian electric vehicle charger manufacturer with a new production plant in Auburn Hills, has introduced Flo Ultra, an ultra-fast charger. “EV demand and sales are topping all industry expectations and are now forecasted to exceed more than 45% of U.S. light duty vehicle sales by 2030,” said Nathan Yang, Flo chief product
JACKSON–Consumers Energy announced the availability of 30,000 Google Nest smart thermostats to financially vulnerable natural gas customers to help Michiganders facing high heating costs. The giveaway comes with a reminder that financial help is still available for heating bills – and good news in the form of falling natural gas costs. “Consumers Energy remains committed to helping
MUSKEGON – Students at Muskegon Public Schools are learning about science and technology in a new, next-generation STEAM lab that opened this week at Bunker Elementary school. The STEAM lab features alignment to state and national curriculum standards in science, mathematics, technology and English Language Arts, and hosts over 400 lessons that include digital animation, circuitry,
