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Michigan TV Cable Cutters Set Record In 2022, MPSC Report

LANSING - The number of households breaking away from cable television in Michigan accelerated in 2022, with over 151,000 households dropping the service, a 9 percent drop, the biggest one-year decline. According to an annual report issued last week by the Michigan Public Service Commission, there are now roughly 1.5 million cable subscribers statewide, down nearly 900,000

By |2023-02-20T15:30:32-05:00February 20th, 2023|ESD, Featured|

What Nobody Is Telling You About Hydrogen Combustion Engines

DETROIT - With fossil fuel reserves like oil projected to exhaust by 2040 and the increasing concern over global warming, the need for alternative fuel sources to power automotive vehicles is more important than ever. As the world continues to search for cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, companies like Toyota and Honda have ensured that hydrogen combustion engines are seen as

By |2023-02-20T15:30:33-05:00February 20th, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD|

Michigan High School Students Invited To Northwood Esports Open House

MIDLAND — Michigan high schoolers are invited to come meet with the most decorated collegiate esports players in U.S. history. “If you’re interested in collegiate gaming, you’ll want to be at this open house,” said Coach Cody Elsen, who earned Coach and Program Director of the Year titles from the National Association of Collegiate Esports.

By |2023-02-15T10:15:01-05:00February 15th, 2023|ESD|

LTU, UM Develop Online Roadmap To Track Michigan’s Clean Energy Assets

LANSING–A grant of nearly $300,000 to Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator and another grant of nearly $112,000 to the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute has produced a new online database of Michigan’s key renewable energy resources for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. For geothermal, solar, and wind energy, the Clean Energy

By |2023-02-15T09:57:16-05:00February 15th, 2023|Clean Update, ESD|

America Sets Record Robot Sales In 2022

ANN ARBOR–Driven by a resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set all-time records in both robots sold and value in 2022, according to a report from the Association for Advancing Automation. The report foune that North American companies ordered 44,196 robots valued at $2.38 billion last year, representing increases of 11% and

By |2023-02-15T10:25:22-05:00February 15th, 2023|ESD, Featured, Industry 4.0|

Looking For CIO Job? Gary Erickson From Executive Search Partners Tells Your How

ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson is the managing partner of one of the top executive search companies in the country, Executive Search Partners. He joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on MITech TV to talk about the slowly reviving market for Chief Information Officers (CIOs). He said hybrid jobs are available, but most company presidents

By |2023-02-15T09:22:44-05:00February 15th, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

Flo Debuts Fast Electric Vehicle Charger

QUEBEC CITY, Quebec–Flo, the Canadian electric vehicle charger manufacturer with a new production plant in Auburn Hills, has introduced Flo Ultra, an ultra-fast charger. “EV demand and sales are topping all industry expectations and are now forecasted to exceed more than 45% of U.S. light duty vehicle sales by 2030,” said Nathan Yang, Flo chief product

By |2023-02-10T17:21:50-05:00February 10th, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD, Featured|

Snedicor’s Cleaners Adds First Electric Delivery Vehicle

HOWELL– Snedicor's Cleaners owner Jim Gilligan tested the 2023 Ford E-Transit vehicle earlier this year, and declared the vehicle “a potential winner.” It's the first EV delivery vehicle in its fleet. Since moving Snedicor’s services to exclusively pickup and delivery, Snedicor has explored ways to make the company’s delivery fleet as environmentally friendly as possible.

By |2023-02-10T17:21:52-05:00February 10th, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD|

Lawrence Tech’s Esports Teams Perfect For Gamers To Earn A College Degree

SOUTHFIELD - Do you enjoy competitively playing games? Are you interested in playing at a collegiate level? Come play at Lawrence Technological University and receive a great education. Danielle Sirekis, coach of LTU's Esports teams, provides details on the Esports competition in the video interview below.  You can check details out online at https://ltuathletics.com/sports/esports https://youtu.be/h7N5Up6uL4o

By |2023-02-07T16:42:29-05:00February 7th, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

Muskegon Public Schools Open STEAM Lab At Elementary School

MUSKEGON – Students at Muskegon Public Schools are learning about science and technology in a new, next-generation STEAM lab that opened this week at Bunker Elementary school. The STEAM lab features alignment to state and national curriculum standards in science, mathematics, technology and English Language Arts, and hosts over 400 lessons that include digital animation, circuitry,