The Industry Innovation Report
FAA Issues Aircraft Restrictions Linked to 5G Technology, Warns of Possible Flight Diversions
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a new rule on Tuesday that forbids pilots from using auto-landing and other certain flight systems at low altitudes where 5G wireless signals could interfere with onboard instruments that measure a plane's...
Electric Vehicle Checkpoint: EV Sales More Than Doubled in 2021
Consumer Reports recently released its automobile reliability ratings Thursday with Toyota Motor -owned Lexus, Mazda , and Toyota ranking as the top brands in that order. Stellantis' Jeep, Tesla , and Ford Motor's Lincoln made up the bottom three. Tesla's next-to-last...
You Can Now Buy a Tesla for $1,900—It’s an Electric Quad Bike
The entry point for Tesla's range of electric vehicles just got a lot lower. On Thursday, the American automaker announced the Cyberquad for Kids, an angular electric all-terrain vehicle inspired by the company's 2019 Cybertruck concept. At $1,900, the ATV costs...
This Drone Uses Piercing Talons to Perch—or Snatch Things
Quadcopters these days are so precious. They take off and hover, taking pictures or whatever, and then land, recharge—and blah. If these drones were birds, they’d be prey. But the Stereotyped Nature-Inspired Aerial Grasper, or SNAG, would be their apex predator. This...
Living Robots Have Found New Way to Self-Replicate
Scientists say they've witnessed a never-before-seen type of replication in organic robots created in the lab using frog cells. Among other things, the findings could have implications for regenerative medicine. The discovery involves a xenobot – a simple,...
Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Accelerator Announces Investment with Manu-Tech Pitch Day, December 8
The Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Accelerator, the nation's first Industry 4.0 specific accelerator, along with its partners Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University and Jackson-based...
A High-Tech Camera Can Save Maine’s Blueberries From Climate Change
Few things are more scenic than a wild blueberry barren full of plump and ripe berries. But Maine’s iconic berry crop is facing a climate crisis that threatens its future. Scientists earlier this year reported that the Down East region — home to the...
Aurora Partners with Amazon Web Services on AV
Self-driving startup Aurora has announced it will be using data giant Amazon Web Services to power its cloud-based machine learning and simulation-based development for autonomous vehicle tech. Aurora, which received investments from Hyundai and Kia back in...
GM, Chemical Company To Make Battery Materials Together
General Motors is forming a joint venture with Posco Chemical of South Korea to build a North American battery-materials plant as it brings more steps in the electric-vehicle supply chain under its umbrella. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that details of the...
1st Space Council Meeting Under VP Harris: Climate Change, Competitiveness and Responsible Space Behavior
It looks like planet Earth will get a healthy dose of attention in U.S. space policy going forward. The National Space Council (NSC) met for the first time under Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday (Dec. 1). During the livestreamed event, which was...
