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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.

New Chip Fast Enough To Send Entire Internet’s Traffic Once Every Second

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark and Chalmers University of Technology have created a superfast optical chip capable of transmitting the entirety of the internet in a single second. The chip, which is detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Photonics, is part of new experiments to push

By |2022-10-30T13:56:13-04:00October 30th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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StoreDot’s EV Batteries Fast Charge In 5 Minutes Per 100 Miles Of Range

HERZILYA, Israel – StoreDot has delivered cells for Electric Vehicles that have exceeded 1000 cycles in production ready EV form factor that allow drivers to charge consecutively 100 miles of range for each 5 minutes of charging. StoreDot's '100in5' cells repeatedly charged from 10 to 80 percent capacity in just 10 minutes and then discharged

By |2022-10-25T17:21:01-04:00October 25th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Automation Alley Becomes US Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

ANN ARBOR - Tom Kelly, the president of Automation Alley, provides background on the Troy, MI.,-based group's new designation as the US Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, a World Economic Forum initiative that advances research and understanding of compelling and forward-looking Industry 4.0 concepts through highly impactful initiatives and programs that accelerate and strengthen advanced manufacturing

By |2022-10-24T17:11:44-04:00October 24th, 2022|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|
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Seeing Electron Movement At Fastest Speed Ever Could Help Unlock Next-Level Quantum Computing

ANN ARBOR - The key to maximizing traditional or quantum computing speeds lies in our ability to understand how electrons behave in solids, and a collaboration between the University of Michigan and the University of Regensburg captured electron movement in attoseconds—the fastest speed yet. Seeing electrons move in increments of one quintillionth of a second

By |2022-10-18T14:50:55-04:00October 18th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Data Science: U-M Partners With Google To Offer Job-Ready Tech Skills Program

ANN ARBOR - A new flexible online training program on data science will prepare job-seekers in Michigan and beyond to quickly enter one of the fastest-growing labor markets and advance their careers. onThe University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation created the program, “Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R,” for data science and other

By |2022-10-18T14:50:56-04:00October 18th, 2022|Industry 4.0, Science|
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Michigan Becoming Center Of US Battery Manufacturing

DETROIT - Michigan, long the automotive manufacturing capital of the United States, is now getting pumped with investment both publicly and privately to build out a series of battery manufacturing plants that will power the wave of electric vehicles coming to market. The demand for domestically produced batteries has reached new peaks after the passage

By |2022-10-09T14:44:53-04:00October 9th, 2022|Auto Tech, Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Scientists May Have Already Discovered A Miracle Fix For Climate Change

NEW YORK - With Climate Change, the science is clear. We know, with certainty, that we are hurtling toward multiple environmental and human catastrophes. We can no longer debate the science. Yet for some people, science-based arguments will never be enough. After all, the scientific theory of evolution has existed for more than 150 years,

By |2022-10-02T14:39:12-04:00October 2nd, 2022|Climate Change, Industry 4.0|
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Electric Vehicle Charging Could Crash Grid Powered Only By Renewable Energy

PALO ALTO, Ca. - Most EV owners currently charge their vehicles at night when they aren’t in use, taking advantage of cheaper, off-peak electricity rates when demand is low and fossil fuel (mostly natural gas) or nuclear power plants are providing much of the electricity. But by 2035, with hotter nighttime temperatures requiring more air

By |2022-10-02T12:21:00-04:00October 2nd, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Very-High-Speed Motor Could Increase Range Of Electric Vehicles

SYDNEY, Australia - University of New South Wales engineers have built a new high-speed motor which has the potential to increase the range of electric vehicles. The design of the prototype IPMSM type motor was inspired by the shape of the longest railroad bridge in South Korea and has achieved speeds of 100,000 revolutions per

By |2022-09-26T08:43:44-04:00September 26th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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