Connected, automated vehicles promise to save energy and improve safety. Michigan Tech engineers propose a modeling framework for cooperative driving. Simulation results show that the cooperative automated eco-driving algorithm saves energy — 7% under…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: MTU Experts in Snow, Solar, and Power Outages
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Solar awnings over parking lots help companies and customers
Michigan Tech engineers look into the untapped potential of parking lots in a study that investigates the energy-related benefits of developing charging stations powered with solar canopies built into the parking infrastructure of large-scale retailers…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Shining a light on the true value of solar power
For years some utility companies have worried that solar panels drive up electric costs for the people who don’t have panels. Michigan Tech renewable energy researchers has shown the opposite is actually true — grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) owners…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: No more material world? Post-pandemic consumerism can expect a seismic shift
For many people in the world today, life is now divided clearly into two eras: before and after COVID-19. This epochal demarcation will shift how people buy and consume goods.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: World’s Largest Lakes Reveal Climate Change Trends
Sixteen years of remote sensing data reveals that in Earth’s largest freshwater lakes, climate change influences carbon fixation trends.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Remote Sensing Expert: World’s Largest Lakes Reveal Climate Change Trends
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: MTU students win NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge
MTU students took home top honors — the Artemis Award — in NASA’s Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge. Eight university teams competed in the BIG Idea Challenge for 2020, called the Lunar PSR Challenge. The goal? Demonstra…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Open-Source Maker, Mover and Shaker Takes Share-Everything Philosophy to the Mainstream
Forget dog-eat-dog. We’re hardwired to cooperate, says Michigan Tech engineer and educator Joshua Pearce. His new book tells–and shows–how to survive and thrive by sharing not just a little bit, but aggressively and widely.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: MTU, UMass researchers preserve viral vaccines without refrigeration
Half of vaccines are wasted annually because they aren’t kept cold. Michigan Tech and UMass Amherst chemical engineers have discovered a way to stabilize viruses in vaccines with proteins instead of temperature.
