Tech and Mobility News Archives - Page 6 of 84

A robin perched in a tree in Michigan State University’s Radiology Healing Gardens. // Courtesy of Derrick L. Turner/MSU

Data-driven Bird Conservation Project at MSU Takes Flight

Tim Keenan - January 23, 2023

Michigan State University in East Lansing and the National Audubon Society in New York are teaming up to help protect declining bird populations across...

This off-road demonstration of VehicleSim Pro (VSV Pro), advanced animator, shows an environment with the ability to use different amounts of cloud cover and sun position. The Heads-Up Display (HUD) elements can be set up to show engineering data from the math model, such as tire data, vehicle speed, engine RPM, and throttle position. // Courtesy of Mechanical Simulation Corp.

Mechanical Simulation in Ann Arbor Releases New Versions of Vehicle Software

Tim Keenan - January 23, 2023

Mechanical Simulation Corp. in Ann Arbor has released the 2023.0 versions of its VehicleSim software products: CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim.Mechanical Simulation’s products — CarSim,...

Meijer is the first retailer to deploy an all-electric semitruck, the Freightliner eCascadia, in a cold-weather environment. // Courtesy of Meijer

Meijer First Retailer to Run All-electric Semis in Cold Weather Climate

Jake Bekemeyer - January 9, 2023

Meijer, the Grand Rapids-based retailer that operates one of the largest fleets in Michigan with 250 semitrucks, has deployed two of the first all-electric...

Industry 4.0 leaders will gather in Novi on May 9 for Integr8, an annual smart manufacturing conference from Automation Alley. // Courtesy of Automation Alley

Industry 4.0 Conference Integr8 Returns to Novi for 2023 with Software-first Focus

Jake Bekemeyer - January 9, 2023

Integr8, the annual Industry 4.0 conference hosted by Ann Arbor’s Automation Alley, will once again bring together technology and manufacturing leaders from across the...

Crowdfunding vector illustration. Startup investment tiny person

Detroit Crowdfunding Platform HelpPays Partners to Expand Payment Options

Jake Bekemeyer - January 9, 2023

HelpPays, a crowdfunding platform based in Detroit, and Atlanta’s KyckGlobal, a financial technology firm specializing in scalable digital payments, recently announced an integration that...

A dolphin wearing a biologging tag, attached to the animal using suction cups, and can measure the sounds the animal hears, sound the animal uses to communicate and echolocate, as well as the motion of the animal. // Courtesy of Alex Shorter/U-M

U-M Develops New Activity Trackers to Measure the Movement of Dolphins

Tim Keenan - January 9, 2023

Engineers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor — in collaboration with marine mammal specialists at Dolphin Quest Oahu in Hawaii — are...

The partnership between indie Semiconductor and Seeing Machines enables the indie to incorporate the Occula Neural Processing Unit (NPU) technology into its first generation of vision sensing system-on-chips (SoCs). // Courtesy of Seeing Machines

indie Semiconductor Developing More-advanced Vision Processors for Vehicles

Tim Keenan - January 9, 2023

California-based indie Semiconductor, which has an office in Auburn Hills, has announced a strategic partnership with Seeing Machines, a computer vision technology company in...

Peng Zhou uses a large lens to concentrate sunlight onto the water-splitting catalyst. // Courtes of Brenda Ahearn/U-M College of Engineering, Communications, and Marketing

U-M Developed Solar Panel Achieves Sustainable, High-efficiency Hydrogen Production

Jake Bekemeyer - January 9, 2023

A new kind of solar panel developed at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has achieved 9 percent efficiency in converting water into...

Benjamin Reigle has launched Tarpon Health, a community for RPA development in health care. // Courtesy of Tarpon Health

Revenue Cycle Leaders Unite to Advance Robotic Process Automation for Health Care

Tim Keenan - January 9, 2023

Benjamin Reigle, the Royal Oak-based founder of the RCM Leaders Forum, and Fitzroy Health, have launched Tarpon Health, a community dedicated to developing and...

Postdoctoral researcher Yosia Mugume with Arabidopsis thaliana plants. // Courtesy of Kara Headley/MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory

MSU’s Benning Lab Receives $1M+ NSF Grant to Bring Research to Undergrad Classrooms

Tim Keenan - January 9, 2023

Researchers from the Michigan State University-Department of Energy Plant Research Benning Laboratory (PRL) have received a $1,076,813 grant from the National Science Foundation to...