WASHINGTON DC – The National Venture Capital Association strongly supports provisions in the newly announced JOBS Act 4.0 package that facilitate capital formation and make the public markets more attractive for innovative young companies. “Innovative corporate challengers are the lifeblood of the American economy,” said NVCA President & CEO Bobby Franklin. “This legislative package contains
DETROIT - Carbon fiber is arguably the most popular way of increasing rigidity and strength while minimizing weight gains, but it's not the only strong lightweight material out there. Various manufacturers have experimented with flax fibers, as seen on a Porsche racecar in 2020 and Polestar's Precept concept. One of the leading companies in this field is
NEW YORK - Amazon is moving its business into the exosphere, with plans to deploy more than 3,000 satellites to beam internet connectivity all over the planet. On Tuesday, the company announced deals with three rocket companies that will launch those satellites. The agreement includes two veteran rocket builders — United Launch Alliance, which is
STANFORD, Ca, - Stanford University engineers have invested a solar panel that generates electricity at night. Led by engineer Sid Assaworrarit an ordinary solar panel outfitted with a thermoelectric generator was used to generate a small amount of electricity from the slight difference in temperature between the ambient air and the surface of a solar panel
BERLIN, Germany - German battery startup Theion is promising a new sulfur battery technology that could help mainstream electric cars offer 900 miles of range on a single charge. The best part? Compared to the core ingredients of conventional NMC li-ion batteries, sulfur is cheap. Electric cars batteries are chock-full of rare earth minerals. That
LONDON, UK - First Light Fusion achieved the stunning reaction using a unique method at its laboratory in Kidlington. The projectile method is reportedly an easier and more efficient technique than other existing approaches to develop what has been referred to develop a fusion reaction. Usually, complex and expensive lasers or magnets are used to
DEARBORN - There are few pleasures in life that rival sitting on top of your car, miles from anyone in the middle of the wilderness, staring up at the vast inky-black sky painted with stars. Ford apparently understands this as much as I do and wants to patent a roof-rail-mounted chair for "camping and tailgating activities."
DETROIT - New vehicles sold in the United States will have to travel an average of at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under President
MIDLAND – Northwood University is pleased to announce its provost and academic vice president has joined the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center’s board of directors. “Given my prior work in U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and the quality arena, I am thrilled to work the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center in this capacity,” stated Kristin Stehouwer, provost and academic
LONDON, UK - Scientists fear that their last-ditch climate warnings are going unheeded amid international turmoil caused by the war in Ukraine, and soaring energy prices. The third segment of the landmark scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – which could be the last comprehensive assessment of climate science to be published
