Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit park honors labor and environmental history
On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.
March 1, 2024 • ~8 min
The new technology that is making cars easier for criminals to steal, or crash
The connected vehicles of the future could make our cars and data more vulnerable to theft and malicious attack.
Aug. 9, 2023 • ~7 min
Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market
The UK needs an industrial strategy to counter the rise of EU battery manufacturing.
Jan. 19, 2023 • ~8 min
Foams used in car seats and mattresses are hard to recycle – we made a plant-based version that avoids polyurethane's health risks, too
Polyurethane foams are the world’s sixth-most-produced plastic yet among the least recycled materials.
Jan. 5, 2023 • ~5 min
What are automotive 'over-the-air' updates? A marketing professor explains
Whether safety-related fixes demand a software upgrade or a trip to the dealership, carmakers must notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and all affected drivers
Aug. 2, 2022 • ~4 min
Could steam-powered cars decrease the CO2 in the atmosphere?
This technology, popular when automobiles first caught on, had a short resurgence in the 1970s.
June 13, 2022 • ~7 min
A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world's computer chips are made in the US
The high cost and long lead times for building computer chip factories makes it difficult for the U.S. to reverse the steady decline of its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
March 9, 2021 • ~5 min
AI-based ‘no-touch touchscreen’ could reduce risk of pathogen spread from surfaces
A ‘no-touch touchscreen’ developed for use in cars could also have widespread applications in a post-COVID-19 world, by reducing the risk of transmission of
July 23, 2020 • ~5 min
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