WASHINGTON DC - As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $52 million for 19 selected projects, including $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to strengthen America’s domestic solar supply chain, and $30 million in funding for technologies that will help integrate solar energy into
NEW YORK -- Women who pursue an education in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (‘STEM’) are more than twice as likely as men to choose a career in manufacturing, according to the third-annual ‘Career Advancement for Manufacturing Report,’ produced in partnership between Xometry and Women in Manufacturing Association.. Thirty-eight percent of women intentionally seeking a
LONDON, UK - Europe is rapidly emerging as a hub for electric vehicle (EV) adoption as the region steadily moves towards sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation. The growing trend towards EVs is being driven by a combination of factors, with the number of registered vehicles surging to new milestones. In particular, data acquired by Finbold indicates that
LANSING - The Michigan Gaming Control Board released its March sports betting revenue report showing a 20 percent increasing from February do largely to college basketball wagering on March Madness. "Michigan definitely felt the March Madness this past month, and as predicted, recovered from February's post-Super Bowl sports betting losses," said BetMichigan.com analyst Dru James.
WASHINGTON DC - The Biden administration’s efforts to revive U.S. manufacturing appears to be succeeding, with some business sectors plowing in almost 20 times more investment in new U.S. manufacturing projects than only a few years ago Joe Biden made bringing manufacturing jobs and investment back to the U.S. a cornerstone of his presidential campaign in 2020. While
BOSTON - A team of Harvard Medical School scientists say they've come up with a new drug cocktail of molecules that they say can successfully regenerate the hair cells in the inner ear that enable hearing — a potentially groundbreaking treatment for hearing loss. As detailed in a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy
NEW YORK - Many experts in A.I. and computer science say the technology is likely a watershed moment for human society. But 36 percent don’t mean that as a positive, warning that decisions made by A.I. could lead to “nuclear-level catastrophe,” according to researchers surveyed in an annual report on the technology by Stanford University’s Institute
LANSING - Ben & Jerry’s is turning its attention to half-baked marijuana legalization, focused on Michigan where cannabis use is legalized, but many are still serving time or have long-standing records for cannabis-related convictions, the company said in a press release. As legalization has swept across the nation, those convicted and incarcerated for cannabis possession
LANSING — Michigan lawmakers narrowly gave final legislative approval Thursday for $175 million in state subsidies to build a nearly $2.4 billion, 2,350-job electric vehicle battery parts factory near Big Rapids planned by Gotion Inc. It is the fourth incentives package for a new EV battery plant to be blessed by legislators in 13 months,
NEW YORK - There's been so much hype around artificial intelligence lately, especially with the release of AI tools like ChatGPT, MidJourney, Chatsonic, and Google Bard, among many others. We've witnessed AI's intuitive ability to learn and self-improve—all for our productivity. People's reservations and fear of its potential negative impact keep growing as it evolves,
