Apr 16, 2026 | Featured, Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a clean-burning gas that could help to tackle climate change by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. But storing and transporting hydrogen is expensive and technically challenging, typically requiring high-pressure gas tanks or cryogenic systems that...
Apr 16, 2026 | Emissions, Satellites
Urban emissions of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—are rising faster than bottom-up accounting estimates anticipated, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering. The discrepancy was found with satellite measurements of methane over 92 major cities...
Apr 16, 2026 | Education, Engineering, Michigan
U.S. News and World Report released its graduate school rankings on Tuesday. Michigan Technological University ranked number 89 among other prestigious graduate engineering programs across the United States, such as University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of...
Apr 16, 2026 | Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Recycling
At its factory in Illinois, Rivian will soon use more than 100 retired EV batteries in an on-site power system that will help it save money on electric bills. The electric automaker is one of the first customers of Redwood Materials’s new energy storage...
Apr 14, 2026 | Featured, Quantum Computing
Today is World Quantum Day and many tech and science enthusiasts celebrate “the wonders of quantum science” as the official page puts it. The choice of date, 14 April, is no coincidence. The site explains: “The World Quantum Day is celebrated on April 14, a reference...
Apr 13, 2026 | Smart Mobility Today
It was all about space this past week. The world seemed to be watching as a small capsule made its way to the moon and back. Ingenuity, technology. universities, teams of people, suppliers all over the country, and a lot of money propelled the craft containing the...
Apr 9, 2026 | Michigan, Space
When the US this month sent its first crewed rocket mission into space in 50 years, Michigan-made products went along for the ride. Blades and nozzles in the four engines of the Artemis II rocket came from Moeller Aerospace in Harbor Springs, a state supplier to NASA...
Apr 9, 2026 | Electric Vehicles, Hybrids
About a third of Americans say they would very or somewhat seriously consider purchasing an electric vehicle as their next vehicle. This is a similar share as last year but down from 42% in 2022. Roughly half (53%) say they are not too or not at all likely to...
Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Space
Artemis II astronauts made history Monday as they took a trip around the moon and reached a maximum distance from Earth of 252,756 miles, surpassing the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 by over 4,000 miles. The Orion spacecraft’s four-person crew has traveled...
Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Satellites, Space
Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% between 2014 and 2022, a new study using satellite images has revealed. But some areas, including those struck by war and natural disasters, or those in countries with effective light pollution and...
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