ANN ARBOR - Nasdaq GlobeNewswire has become the latest content partner to join MITechNews.Com, a website that provides stories, events listings and information on the companies, people and organizations driving technology in Michigan. Financial news from not only Michigan, but also Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio is now available at MITechNews.Com courtesy Nasdaq GlobeNewswire. “With
SOUTHFIELD - Brian Breen has been named digital media specialist in Lawrence Technological University’s Office of Marketing and Public Affairs. A native of Denver, Colo. who spent much of his childhood in Clare, Mich., Breen was previously employed by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Earlier, he worked in communications, public relations and marketing for the
BATH TOWNSHIP - Don't forget to register for the May 17 International Avaya User Group Michigan Chapter meeting at the Eagle Eye Golf Club. You do not need to be an IAUG member to attend. Great opportunity to join other Michigan area users for a morning of education and networking for free. Two lucky attendees will receive $50 gift cards.
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan Professor Thomas Finholt has been appointed dean of the U-M School of Information. His five-year appointment was approved this month by the Board of Regents. Finholt, professor and associate dean at the School of Information, has served as interim dean since July 2015. He replaces Dean Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, who
CUPERTINO - 3D Touch is all well and good, but future Apple devices may incorporate advanced haptic technology which lets software simulate textures ranging from the grain of wood surface to the cold feeling of metal. That’s according to a new patent published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, describing a “Touch Surface
JACKSON - Construction has begun on Baker College of Jackson’s new engineering building, which will support the projected increased demand for engineering talent by employers in the Jackson area. It is scheduled to open in fall 2016. The stand-alone, 14,266-square-foot building will offer high-tech classrooms and approximately 8,000 square feet of shop floor for students
DEARBORN - EnvisionTEC, which makes professional grade 3D printers and materials, has developed a new 3SP material that is a flexible photopolymer representation of polypropylene. For many prototype and end-use model printing applications, PolyPro MAX 3SP 3D print material serves as an ideal solution to produce items such as snap-fit parts, automotive components, living hinges and
WARREN - The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center will host its annual Industry Days April 26-27 at the John Lewis Conference Center at Macomb Community College to offer a look ahead at the Army automotive R&D center’s ongoing plans, projects and needs. Included in the information offering are presentations describing the
DETROIT - Even though Comerica’s Economic Activity index this week reported a decline from the month before, the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index released Friday rose to its highest value in six months. The Index spiked 7.1 points to 59.1 in March 2016, recovering from last month’s drop. The three-month average rose modestly from 54.6
ANN ARBOR - Physicist Shuji Nakamura, professor of materials and electrical & computer engineering at the University of California-Santa Barbara, will discuss the role in played in developing nitride-based blue and green LEDs. His work enabled white-light LEDs and earned him a share of the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics. LEDs offer a dramatic reduction
