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NASA Video Shows Carbon Emissions As If They Were Visible – We Breathe CO2

WASHINGTON DC - We know human activity is inflating the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at record rates, restricting the radiation of heat into space and contributing to the overall warming of the planet. Invisible as they are, the ebb and flow of carbon emissions can be hard to wrap our heads around

By |2023-06-23T10:45:07-04:00June 23rd, 2023|Climate Change, Featured, Science|

Natural Gas Powered EV Charging Stations Now Available

BRIGHTON - Serial Michigan entrepreneur Steve Bratic is now offering a variety of Electric Vehicle chargers that don't require connection to the overtaxed electric grid. Instead they are powered by natural gas and butane. Steve joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to provide his back story and all the details. He now has 36

By |2023-06-20T08:08:00-04:00June 20th, 2023|mitechtv, Science|

Hydrogen-Electric Vehicles Are Outperforming EVs In Range And Refuel Speed

DETROIT - The automotive industry is undergoing a transformation, driven by the urgent need for sustainable and eco-friendly transportation solutions. While electric vehicles dominate the news, with the latest offerings from Tesla Inc., Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. and Rivian Automotive Inc., there is an emerging promise with hydrogen-electric vehicles. Hydrogen offers numerous advantages over traditional fossil fuels. It is

By |2023-06-16T14:24:04-04:00June 16th, 2023|Science|

Gotion’s $2.4 Billion EV Battery Plant Free To Build In Mecosta County

MECOSTA COUNTY - Gotion Inc. says a $2.4 billion, 2,350-job electric vehicle battery facility can move forward after a federal agency determined the project is outside its jurisdiction. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment – an agency tasked with assessing national security risks – determined the purchase of land in Mecosta County

By |2023-06-16T14:11:01-04:00June 16th, 2023|Featured, Science|

NASA: Life On The Moon?

WASHINGTON DC - NASA says the astronauts who are scheduled to touch down on the surface of the Moon as soon as late 2025 — if everything goes according to plan, an increasingly significant "if" — might not be the first organisms in town, Space.com reports. "One of the most striking things our team has found is that,

By |2023-06-11T17:09:20-04:00June 11th, 2023|Science|

Report: Climate Change To Slash Coffee Growing By More Than 50 Percent

LONDON, UK - Climate change will reduce the land available for coffee by 54% by 2100 even if global temperatures are contained to internationally agreed targets, according to a new report. Coffee growers from Honduras to Ethiopia said they are already suffering from climate destabilization and the charity Christian Aid is calling on the U.K.

By |2023-05-30T08:29:24-04:00May 30th, 2023|Science|

Study: Strong Link Between Climate Crisis And Wildfires

WASHINGTON DC - In a first, US climate scientists have quantified the extent to which greenhouse gasses from the world's top fossil fuel companies have contributed to wildfires. Their analysis, published Tuesday in Environmental Research Letters, found that carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the so-called "Big 88" firms were responsible for more than a third of the area

By |2023-05-30T08:31:53-04:00May 28th, 2023|Climate Change, Science|

Washtenaw CC Launches Accelerated Semiconductor Tech Training Program

ANN ARBOR – Washtenaw Community College will launch a new semiconductor technician training program to advance the electrification of the automotive industry. WCC’s new short-term program will launch over the next year in partnership with the Semiconductor Talent and Automotive Research (STAR) initiative announced today by KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) and imec, the Belgium-based global

By |2023-05-21T17:58:38-04:00May 21st, 2023|Science|

Researchers Find Way To Produce Hydrogen And Purify Water

EDMONTON, Alberta - University of Alberta researchers have developed a new catalyst that could revolutionize how we generate power and purify water. When placed in any type of water and provided with a small amount of power, the catalyst produces hydrogen that can be fed into a fuel cell to generate electricity along with distilled

By |2023-05-15T11:08:09-04:00May 15th, 2023|Featured, Science|