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Biotech / Nanotechnology / University Research

LTU prof gets grant to create wearable device to detect tiny toxins in the air

SOUTHFIELD—A Lawrence Technological University professor has received a two-year, $199,558 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new way of detecting tiny and potentially toxic aerosol particles in …

Civil Engineering / Electrical Engineering / University Research

LTU engineering prof wins early career award to study preventing electrical accidents

SOUTHFIELD—Ahmed Al-Bayati, assistant professor of civil and architectural engineering at Lawrence Technological University, has been named a winner of the Thomas Glavinich ELECTRI International 2021 Early Career Award. ELECTRI International …

Artificial Intelligence / Customer Experience

AI firm Clinc appoints ‘Chief Customer Officer’

ANN ARBOR—The artificial intelligence developer Clinc announced the appointment of Mahesh Baxi as the organization’s chief customer officer, effective immediately. “Enterprises with complex infrastructures are continuing to adopt new, cutting-edge …

Higher Education / Physics / University Research

Search for missing antimatter earns LTU professor a National Science Foundation grant

SOUTHFIELD—Where is all the antimatter? Established theories predict our universe should have similar amounts of matter and antimatter. But almost everything we see around us, from here to the edge …

Coronavirus / University Research

UM part of investigation of overactive immune cells as cause of coronavirus death

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan is part of a group of 11 international medical research organizations investigating whether overactive immune cells that produce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) cause the most …

University Research

Lawrence Tech to host 500+ scholars at research event March 13

SOUTHFIELD—More than 500 educators and researchers are expected to gather at Lawrence Technological University March 13 for the annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (MASAL). …

Electric Grid / Energy / Solar Power / University Research

Michigan Tech study: 79 billionaires could green the grid

HOUGHTON—The cost of solar energy has plummeted in recent years, and a new study from Michigan Technological University’s Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology (MOST)  Laboratory shows just how few fortunes …

Agricultural Industry / Food Industry / Green Technology / University Research

UM study: Home-delivered meal kits are greener than you thought

ANN ARBOR—Meal kit services, which deliver a box of pre-portioned ingredients and a chef-selected recipe to your door, are hugely popular, but get a bad environmental rap due to perceived …

University Research

LTU’s seventh annual Research Day sets more records

SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University’s seventh annual Research Day set more records in a new, larger home. LTU faculty and students made 17 oral research presentations Friday morning, and an …

University Research / Wind Energy

Study: Fairness in planning a big deal to people’s perception of wind turbines

ANN ARBOR – When local residents feel the planning process for building wind turbines is fair and open, their perceptions of the often-controversial energy source remain steady or improve with …

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