Jan 22, 2026 | Manufacturing, Robots
Raj Subramaniam, chief executive of the global e-commerce and transportation company, spoke in an interview with The New York Times, published on Sunday, about his approach to technology. Speaking about automating certain parts of the delivery process, Subramaniam...
Jan 21, 2026 | AI Stories, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Space
A space startup founded by veterans of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is recruiting partners in its quest to build robotic arms powered by artificial intelligence. Founded in late 2024, Puyallup, Wash.-based Orbital Robotics is still in its infancy — but it has...
Jan 20, 2026 | Featured, Great Lakes, Water
The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service has released a multi-year report on data centers in the Great Lakes region, examining the economic and energy implications of data centers across the region – including in Ohio and...
Jan 19, 2026 | Smart Mobility Today
As a Detroit kid with an engineer father who worked for GM alternating his time between the (GM) Tech Center (as I knew it) and the iconic Plant 21, I was acutely aware of cars and how they ended up in the nation’s driveways. Trips to my Grandma’s house in...
Jan 15, 2026 | Green Energy, Hydrogen
If trucks ran on hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, carbon dioxide emissions from heavy-duty road transport could be significantly reduced. At the same time, a new study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows that differences in how the gas is produced,...
Jan 15, 2026 | Smart Cities, Transit
Cities are investing in less costly bus rapid transit over light rail systems, says Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic. More than 160 miles of new rail, bus and other fixed-guideway transit lines opened in the U.S. in 2025, and about 94 miles more are...
Jan 15, 2026 | California, Electric Vehicles, Featured
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced this month that he is seeking $200 million in state funding to provide electric vehicle (EV) tax rebates to offset the loss of the federal EV tax credit, which was recently eliminated under legislation supported by President...
Jan 15, 2026 | Chemistry, Metals, Robots
An iridium metal complex has been identified as a promising, if unconventional, new antibiotic drug, a new study finds. The compound is one of more than 600 produced in a study published in December in the journal Nature Communications. The researchers used a...
Jan 15, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, First Responders
AI image analysis helped rescuers detect anomalies and locate a missing Italian doctor, highlighting AI’s life-saving potential in emergencies. A recent report from Italy has highlighted how AI can play a crucial role in saving lives during emergencies. The incident...
Jan 15, 2026 | Featured, Hydrogen, Michigan, Power
In her keynote remarks at the Detroit Auto Show on Thursday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that earlier Thursday morning, she had signed an executive directive to develop geologic hydrogen as a new source of clean energy in Michigan. “We’re...
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