ANN ARBOR - Fiscal year 2014 was a record-breaking year of tech transfer performance at the University of Michigan as reflected in the number of new inventions, agreements and startups launched - all derived from U-M research discoveries. Researchers reported 439 new inventions in FY 2014, up from last year's 421, demonstrating the growing participation
ANN ARBOR ? Now that gas prices are falling, gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the United States is falling too, thanks to increased sales of lights trucks, vans and SUVs purchased in September, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks,
SAN FRANCISCO - The heavily distributed kid-monitoring software ComputerCop, which many police departments around the US gave to families for free, is doing far more harm than good, a new report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation alleges. An eight-month investigation by the group -- a nonprofit that focuses on civil liberties in the digital realm
NEW YORK - A cyber attack this summer on JPMorgan Chase compromised more than 76 million household accounts and seven million small-business accounts, making it among the largest corporate hacks ever discovered. The latest revelations, which were disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday and reported by the New York Times, vastly dwarf earlier estimates
SAN FRANCISCO - Sprint on Wednesday said it would one-up AT&T's promotion, which doubled the amount of data on certain high-end family plans, by doubling the new amount for its own Family Share Pack plans. The promotion is available to new and existing customers who sign up by Oct. 31, which is the same day
EAST LANSING - Grace, Michigan State University?s gliding robotic fish, is getting a new mission in the Great Lakes. Using a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the MSU team will collaborate with the U.S. Geological Survey to use a school of these robots to locate and stalk fish of interest in the
GRAND RAPIDS - In the strongest terms he has used yet, Governor Rick Snyder called a Democratic Governors Association ad attacking him for cutting school funds "hogwash" and a "lie" in comments made at a forum in Grand Rapids, the Kalamazoo Gazette Editorial Board and then at the first town hall of his campaign. For
SOUTHFIELD ? Informal networking and a panel discussion were the format last week at the monthly meeting of the Detroit Chapter of the Association for Women in Communication that focused on the changing media landscape wrought by new digital tools ushered in by the Internet age. Women and men with a wide spectrum of journalistic
FLINT - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder?s reaction to seeing the FIRST Robotics Community Center at Kettering University could be summed up in a few words -- ?To put it simply, this is awesome,? Snyder said. Snyder was among several dignitaries, including Don Bossi, president of FIRST Robotics, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and Jennifer Liversedge of
DETROIT ? Registration is now open for 1DEVDAY 2014, one of the most important gathering place for Metro-Detroit's community of software developers. Register before September 26th and you can take 15 percent off. The event is scheduled for November 15 on the newly renovated 2nd floor of Detroit's Cobo Conference Center. Lunch will be provided