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Lawrence Tech, DAPCEP partner for hands-on Saturday chemistry program for high school students

SOUTHFIELD—Faculty in Lawrence Tech’s College of Arts and Sciences (CoAS) are collaborating with the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) for a fun, hands-on Saturday chemistry program, where high school …

Chemistry / Higher Education / University Research

Advanced materials the aim of new book on catalyst chemistry edited by Lawrence Tech professor

SOUTHFIELD—A Lawrence Technological University chemistry professor is hoping the new book he edited will serve as a catalyst for new and better materials used in everything from pharmaceuticals to fertilizers …

Chemistry / Higher Education / K-12 Education

New Lawrence Tech paper compares Shelley’s Frankenstein and Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

By Randi Jannette SOUTHFIELD—Using “Frankenstein,” the famous book frequently called the world’s first science fiction novel, as a method for teaching both social studies and chemistry, is the topic of …

Chemistry / K-12 Education / STEM

Using Black Panther’s ‘vibranium’ to teach kids about chemistry—second LTU paper published

SOUTHFIELD—The executive director of Lawrence Technological University’s Marburger STEM Center has published a second paper on using vibranium, the fictitious wonder metal from “Black Panther” and other Marvel superhero movies, …

Cannabis Industry / Chemical Engineering / Chemistry

Troy firm to supply extraction tech to Europe’s largest hemp factory

TROY — Officials of Precision Extraction Solutions, the Troy-based provider of cannabis and hemp extraction technology, announced the company had been named the exclusive equipment supplier of Canapar S.r.L. for …

Auto Suppliers / Chemical Engineering / Chemistry / Economic Development / Food Industry

Two business expansions creating 100 jobs get state aid

LANSING — The Michigan Strategic Fund has supported two business expansions, in Washtenaw County’s Pittsfield Township and in Kent County’s Plainfield Township. Pacific Industrial Development Corp. received a $400,000 Michigan …

Advanced Materials / Chemistry

DowDuPont advances spinout of materials science division with stock filing

MIDLAND — DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP) has begun the stock process of spinning out its materials science division into a new corporation, to be called Dow, with the filing of an …

Chemical Engineering / Chemistry / Earnings

DowDuPont sales, earnings rise

MIDLAND — Chemical giant DowDuPont Inc. reported net income of $1.77 billion or 76 cents a share in the second quarter ended June 30, up from $1.32 billion or 46 …

Chemistry / University Research

M2 TechCast interviews LTU’s Collins on ‘vibranium’ from Black Panther

ROYAL OAK — The M2 TechCast podcast, hosted by Mike Brennan and Matt Roush, interviewed Sibrina Collins, director of Lawrence Technological University’s Marburger STEM Center, about an academic paper she …

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