ANN ARBOR - Extremely short, configurable "femtosecond" pulses of light demonstrated by an international team could lead to future computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than today's electronics. The researchers, including engineers at the University of Michigan, showed that they could control the peaks within the laser pulses and also twist the light.
ROYAL OAK - Comcast is leveraging its Xfinity platform to watch what you want, how you want it, and when you want it through a new Netflix app offering by Comcast the ability to call up your favorite movie or actor. Before you buy or rent a movie, you can search all your content to
LANSING – The FIRST ever Lansing Maker Faire is coming Saturday, April 29th and Sunday, April 30th 2017 to the Meridian Mall. Lansing Maker Faire intersects the traditional science fair with the modern day innovation and engineering of the Maker Movement. Maker Faire has been nicknamed the Greatest Show and Tell on Earth—a family-friendly showcase
SOUTHFIELD - Power management company Eaton announced its new eVaptive electronically controlled fuel tank vapor venting system that can be optimized for any vehicle platform, eliminating the need for automakers to design unique venting systems for different vehicles. The eVaptive system uses software to control the transmission of fuel vapors to a charcoal canister while
ANN ARBOR - Three members of the Llamasoft team have been named to Supply and Demand Chain Executive’s list of ‘Pros to Know’ for 2017. “I’m proud to have three members of the LLamasoft team recognized in this year’s list of Pros to Know,” said Don Hicks, CEO and President. “The depth of talent at
ANN ARBOR – In the long history of ITinTHED, dating all the way back to our first events in 2001, we can, unfortunately, count on one hand the number of events that we’ve done in Ann Arbor. It’s not that we don’t like Ann Arbor…we do…it’s just that we don’t have as many contacts out
ANN ARBOR - The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named seven University of Michigan researchers as Sloan Research Fellows for 2017, an honor awarded to 126 early-career scientists and scholars in the United States and Canada. U-M is tied with MIT and Stanford with the most Sloan Fellows this year among all institutions. The two-year,
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Comcast and Google Monday announced a deal that will launch the YouTube app on Xfinity X1 across the country later this year. X1 customers will be able to easily browse and seamlessly access over the Internet the entire YouTube catalog of billions of videos alongside the live, on demand, DVR and web
WIXOM - Worksighted has opened a new office in Wixom to better serve its rapidly growing client base in Southeast Michigan. Worksighted provides managed IT services and professional IT services to companies throughout Michigan with specialties in manufacturing, healthcare and services industries. The company is looking to recruit six new employees this year. The 3,000
PLYMOUTH - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center has been awarded $1.2 million over two years from the National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program for a pilot program to accelerate applied research/development, manufacturing and technology transition to the market of lightweight metals. The announcement was made by Michael Coast, President of
