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Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Industry 4.0, which encompasses IIoT and smart manufacturing, marries physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data to create a more holistic and better-connected ecosystem for companies that focus on manufacturing and supply chain management.

EMU, Rouge Space Systems Gets $270,000 NSF Grant For Electronic Propulsion Thruster

YPSILANTI—The National Science Foundation has awarded a $271,381 research grant to Eastern Michigan University and partner Rouge Space Systems for their project on a new type of electronic propulsion thruster. Evan Aguirre, Rouge propulsion engineer and principal investigator, will lead the electronic  thruster project along with co-principal investigator Surabhi Jaiswal, assistant professor of physics and

By |2023-01-11T11:08:37-05:00January 11th, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Can Produce 80 GWh Per Year

DENMARK - The world’s most powerful wind turbine – the Vestas V236-15.0 MW offshore prototype – has produced its first power. It’s now fully installed at the Østerild Test Center for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark, and it will undergo an extensive test and verification program before full type certification and serial production begins. The V236-15.0MW

By |2023-01-11T11:09:12-05:00January 11th, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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Why Are Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Getting So Much Attention Lately?

DETROIT - As the automotive industry continues to innovate, hydrogen fuel is becoming an increasingly hot topic of conversation. Governments and environmental groups alike are taking note as car companies rapidly introduce revolutionary new technologies that allow vehicles like the Hyperion XP-1 and Hyundai N Vision to use this form of energy. The potential for more efficient transportation

By |2023-01-11T11:09:13-05:00January 11th, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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Old Coal Power Plants Repurposed To Generate Clean Energy

NEW YORK - Across the United States, coal-fired power plants are shutting down for good. In the last twenty years, over 600 have been retired. But just because these plants aren’t burning coal doesn’t mean they aren’t still being used. A trend is now emerging in a number of states to repurpose the plants to create new jobs and supply

By |2023-01-10T19:31:48-05:00January 9th, 2023|Carbon Capture, Featured, Industry 4.0|
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NASA Releases Picture Of Earth Taken By NOAA-21 Satellite

WASHINGTON DC - The vibrant turquoise seas of the Caribbean and a murky blanket of smog covering parts of Northern India are among the sights in the first global image produced by NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new environmental satellite. The composite photograph was produced by data collected over a 24-hour-period from December

By |2023-01-09T18:16:48-05:00January 9th, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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Electric Vehicles Getting Solid-State Battery – Less Expensive, Safer

DETROIT - QuantumScape, a start-up battery company that produces batteries for electric vehicles, delivered its prototype to a number of automakers. This is the completion of a main benchmark for the company and it could soon add a new option of battery, known as a solid-state EV battery, to choose from, which could lead to less

By |2022-12-28T09:28:16-05:00December 27th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Startup Launches Reflective Balloons Into Stratosphere To Manipulate Climate

BOSTON - A startup claims it has launched weather balloons that may have released reflective sulfur particles in the stratosphere, potentially crossing a controversial barrier in the field of solar geoengineering. Geoengineering refers to deliberate efforts to manipulate the climate by reflecting more sunlight back into space, mimicking a natural process that occurs in the aftermath

By |2022-12-27T15:25:02-05:00December 27th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Pentagon Received Hundreds Of New UFO Reports

WASHINGTON —  A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundred” new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life, the agency's leadership told reporters Friday. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) was set up in July and is responsible for not only tracking unidentified objects

By |2022-12-17T13:47:50-05:00December 17th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Scientists Invent EV Battery That Never Loses Charge Capacity

AUSTRALIA - Scientists have discovered a way to build next-generation batteries for electric cars that do not lose any capacity, even after hundreds of charging cycles. An international research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and Yokohama National University in Japan claim the breakthrough could provide a viable and vastly superior alternative to

By |2022-12-17T13:39:17-05:00December 17th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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