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DETROIT - Waiting at a red light is hardly anyone’s dream, but this is inevitable in big cities. With the advent of autonomous vehicles though, idling at red lights may become a thing of the past. The researchers at MIT demonstrated a machine-learning approach to controlling a fleet of autonomous vehicles. MIT researchers are all involved.
ANN ARBOR - For individuals who know the cannabis industry, a new opportunity to generate revenue is now available. If your network includes businesses in the hemp, CBD, medicinal, or adult use space, consider introducing your contacts to Michigan Marijuana Report, Four20 Post Live, Four20 Spotlight, and Flora. Four20 Media Group pays a 25 percent
ANN ARBOR - On Four20 Post Live, ICON processors co-founders Christina and Fabio Rodi talks about winning two Hempie awards last week at the Midwest Hemp and Cannabis Expo and their award winning CBD products. Also on the show is Michael Thue, owner of the Center for Compassion, who will discuss his CBD products that were at
DETRIOT - Ninety-eight percent Of US universities switched to remote learning during pandemic. Since then, more students are continuing with online study, with 17.3 million students in the US studying online in 2021 - either full-time or partially. Research from Bay Atlantic University found that: 85% of students agreed that online learning helped improve their
LONDON, UK - Scientists have been scrambling to crack the code to harness nuclear fusion, which has been hailed as a “holy grail” energy source. Eventually, a nuclear fusion process could generate electricity by using heat from fusion reactions. This is the same process used by stars, where hydrogen atoms fuse together to form helium and
GRAND RAPIDS - Angel investors put $69.1 million into 111 Michigan-based companies last year, an amount and deal flow that well exceeds the $50 million invested in 102 deals in 2020. “We had a great rebound year coming back from 2020, which was a down year as you might expect with the pandemic,” said Mike
LANSING — A new loan program from Michigan Saves will help low- to moderate-income Detroiters and nonprofit organizations more easily access financing to update buildings and electrical systems to greener, cleaner and more cost-effective technologies. The new loan program will launch on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Funded through a $2.5 million program-related investment from The
WARREN - Macomb Community College has launched hybrid automated systems short-term training programs, allowing students to learn core competencies required for certain skilled trades remotely. The college’s new hybrid programs include robot programmer, robot technician, industrial maintenance technician and controls technician. They combine hands-on training with remote learning to integrate the power of new teaching
PORTUGAL - Europe’s largest floating solar farm is ready to generate 7.5 gigawatt-hours annually starting in July, according to Reuters. The solar farm is built by Portugal’s main utility Energias de Portugal (EDP), on Western Europe's biggest artificial lake, the Alqueva reservoir. A vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer fields, is moved by
DETROIT - Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. Desalination of seawater is an established method to produce drinkable water but comes with huge energy costs. For the first time, researchers use fluorine-based nanostructures to successfully filter salt from water. Compared to current desalination methods, these fluorous nanochannels work faster, require less pressure
