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What It Takes to Bring Semiconductor Manufacturing To Michigan

ANN ARBOR—The United States invented the semiconductor industry, built the first transistors, and powered the digital age—then gradually outsourced large-scale chip manufacturing overseas. Today, amid geopolitical risk, supply-chain shocks and surging demand from electric vehicles, AI systems and data centers, researchers say the path back does not run through copying yesterday’s chips. It runs through

By |2026-01-05T19:22:31-05:00January 5th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Science|

27% Of Older Michigan Adults Used Pot In Past Year, U-M Poll Contends

ANN ARBOR - More than a quarter of Michigan residents age 50 or older have used cannabis products containing the psychoactive component THC at least once in the past year, according to a new University of Michigan poll released Thursday. That's a higher percentage (27%) compared with the 21% of people in this age group

By |2024-09-19T13:55:10-04:00September 18th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

Discovery Of New Plant Protein May Be Seed For Anti-Cancer Drugs

ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan researchers are celebrating their discovery of a new plant biochemistry and its unusual ability to form cyclic peptides—molecules that hold promise in pharmaceuticals as they can bind to challenging drug targets. Cyclic peptides are an emerging and promising area of drug research. A new study, led by U-M College

By |2024-02-24T13:16:28-05:00February 24th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|