The Innovation Report
Metal Compounds Identified As Potential New Antibiotics, Thanks To Robots Doing ‘Click Chemistry’
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...
How Artificial Intelligence Helped Locate A Missing Italian Climber
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...
Whitmer Announces Geologic Hydrogen Investment, Emphasizes Collaboration At Detroit Auto Show
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...
Aisin Talks About Technology Focus Amid Industry Changes
Smart Mobility Today Host Cindy Polakowski spoke with Ed Perosky, Senior VP for Product Development at Aisin Corporation. They met at the Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place. Ranging from how Aisin is leading through change, to a discussion around technology and AI,...
Report: Michigan Faces ‘A Critical Time,’ Needs Innovation To Retain $348B Auto Industry
Michigan needs to confront risks to its $348 billion piece of the global automotive industry this year and move decisively toward keeping jobs, engineering and production in the state. That message comes from Glenn Stevens, executive director of statewide industry...
Gov. Whitmer Warns China Poses Threat To Michigan Auto Industry
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned Thursday, Jan. 15, that tariffs and global competition, particularly from China, threaten Michigan’s auto industry during her keynote address at the Detroit Auto Show. Speaking during her final auto show as governor, Whitmer said the auto...
Trump Hails ‘Booming Investment’ In Detroit While Auto Manufacturing Jobs Have Fallen Every Month Since Liberation Day
President Donald Trump arrived in Detroit on Tuesday to celebrate what he called a historic manufacturing revival, boasting that “investment is booming” and turbocharging growth. But the auto industry’s supposed recovery has yet to show up where it matters most for...
Smart Mobility Today: 10 January 2026
A few years back on a family excursion, we spent the morning at the Kellogg Biological Station-W.K. Kellogg Farm Pasture Dairy Center in Kalamazoo County, MI. I stood mesmerized as the cows filed in at their own leisure to the automatic milking stations; no stress, no...
Bridgeport, Conn., Police Drones to Act as First Responders
Mayor Joe Ganim, City Council members and police and fire officials stood on the Bridgeport Government Center's rooftop parking lot Tuesday afternoon, gazing up at a drone hovering in the air above them. At one point, Ganim took hold of the drone's controller.It was a...
Michigan’s Aging Water Infrastructure Works To Keep Up With Demand From Data Centers
The increasing prevalence of data centers in Michigan may leave residents wondering if Michigan’s water infrastructure can keep up. In a 2023 report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Michigan received a C for wastewater management, D+ grade for drinking...
