BRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgian startup Wanit has developed a solar water heater that purportedly reduces the cost of domestic hot water by 85 percent. The PV water heater solution includes a main dual tank and a solar connector that links the tank with a rooftop PV system and residential battery. The solar connector relies on maximal
GRAND RAPIDS - In the final webinar of the series with The Right Place, the Center-West, and MiBiz, we will focus on identifying the skills and competencies needed for the 21st manufacturing business and how to build or attract a workforce that has them. Registration is now open for The Workforce That is Necessary: How
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company as agreed to a $19.2 million multistate settlement among 40 attorneys general that concluded an investigation into the company’s alleged false advertising of the payload capacity of model year 2011–2014 Super Duty pickup trucks and the real-world fuel economy of model year 2013–2014 C-Max hybrids. The investigation revealed that Ford
DETROIT - Whether at home, at the office, in a restaurant, or on the road, smart technology is virtually everywhere we go today. You probably check your smartphone for the weather report or to find new recipes, or perhaps you use a tablet to read your favorite books. Many homeowners have smart speakers that can
DETROIT - The pandemic changed the way we work, and as the work-from-home lifestyle became the norm, employees began to re-evaluate their expectations for work-life balance. Many workers quit their jobs because their needs weren't being met. It's clear that employees don't want to go back to the way things were pre-pandemic. So we asked the
DETROIT - Most internet users have experienced not loading web pages or being denied access to some websites. You might be having an urgent matter and you find yourself wasting time while refreshing the web page. Even if you are just surfing, it becomes frustrating when you encounter this issue more than once. This issue
AUBURN HILLS - Marposs announced its new automatic machine for leak testing of sealed batteries in high production environments. This patent pending system is based on electrolyte tracing, which makes it possible to perform the leak test after it has been filled with the electrolytes and completely sealed. Perfect sealing is necessary to prevent the loss of
HALLE-WITTENBERG, Germany - The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice. This has been revealed in a study by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). They achieved this by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate and
SEATTLE, WA. - A phishing campaign targeting Microsoft Windows users delivers three different forms of malware, all designed to steal sensitive information from victims. Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Fortinet, those who unintentionally run the malicious attachment sent in phishing emails fall victim to AveMariaRAT, BitRAT and PandoraHVNC trojan malware. The campaign allows cyber criminals to steal usernames, passwords
DETROIT - As the world rapidly shifts to EV transport, the automotive industry is experiencing some major teething issues. The global charging network is having to keep pace with more and more EVs on the road, and as manufacturers expand their networks, cracks are starting to appear in their grand schemes. We recently reported that a long
