Category: Technology

By Michelle Ma for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for New York News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Before he joined the Civilian Climate Corps, Robert Clark assumed building and electric work was all low-skilled labor, akin to “working at McDonald’s,” he said. That was before […]

For years, the manufacturing industry has been on the crest of a technological wave. Manufacturing has taken the reins in introducing robotics on the manufacturing floor and produced innovative software that simplifies managing products. But where has manufacturing led us with the deployment of Artificial Intelligence in both product and production? Gone are the days […]

During the first phase of the pandemic, many companies were forced to drastically rethink the way they worked. Rapid digital transformation became necessary to survive financially, support evolving consumer needs, and help keep workers connected. Overcoming the Model of Office and Lab Work With Cloud Computing Cloud computing systems have allowed enterprises, schools, and government […]

Real estate, which arguably originated in the Roman period with the Roman law of property and possession, seemingly has few avenues for substantive change. Intuitively, this makes sense — after a couple of millennia, there are traditional real estate methodologies that rule the industry. However, despite the sparse change and innovation, recent developments and investments in […]

Seventy years ago, two male scientists, Francis Crick and James Watson, proclaimed they had discovered the secret of life: the structure of DNA. Since then, history has acknowledged how Rosalind Franklin was sidelined. But new archive evidence has cast doubt on the widely accepted narrative – that Franklin collected an all-important image but didn’t appreciate […]

2023 started with ChatGPT setting the internet on fire — a good fire, but a conflagration, nonetheless. Everyone got excited as they explored, tested, and pushed OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool. The program’s native ability to respond to questions and provide answers has been nothing short of extraordinary. (You’re probably wondering at this point if it […]

Newlab at Michigan Central is a building for startups who have a focus on working toward a future of mobility.  Newlab, in the rehabbed Book Depository building in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, has more than 25 companies, Ford said Tuesday in a news release, and has goals to bring in other partners, such as people from […]

Following birthday and Christmas presents, families often have a glut of new games to learn and play. Many of these games involve computers or games consoles, but with concerns about children’s screen time there has been a recent increase in the popularity of traditional board and card games. One non-electronic card game that has made […]

Airbus is ready to take the next step toward the Space Station of the future, with the LOOP multi-purpose orbital module. Since 2000, astronauts have been living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), that was designed for a 15-year lifetime. Airbus has revealed a new design for a space station that could be […]

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Social media can be mentally draining. And when mentally drained, you are more likely to be influenced by a high number of likes on posts – even to the point of clicking on ads for products you don’t need or want […]