The Next Generation In Invention
By: Daniel Johnson,
6/25/2009
Meet the wunderkinds behind Titanium Expo Robotics, a company created by three high school kids from Royal Oak. Their land mine-detecting robot not only took top awards at Lawrence Tech's Robofest, it heralds a potentially game-changing industry for Southeast Michigan, while prompting deep ethical questions about where our technological innovations are headed. (
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Metro Detroit's Middle Management Shifts Gears
By: Constance Crump,
2/5/2009
Sometimes size does matter. Working for a large company like Visteon can be very different than taking a position at a start-up. As Michigan's new economy seeds the ground with small tech firms, transitioning employees must adapt to changing job expectations. Enter Ann Arbor's SPARK with a program to ease the way. (
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Metro Detroit's Real Radio
By: Dennis Archambault,
11/13/2008
As corporate radio blands out the airwaves with lowest common denominator programming, local college radio remains the last bastion for original and ecclectic soundscapes. And with the Internet, these student-run shows are finding listeners all over the globe. (
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Tech Transfer: Banking On SE Michigan's Universities
By: Scott Paul Dunham,
8/28/2008
There's a lot of talk about Tech Transfer but not everyone understands what it is, and what it could mean to Michigan's new economy. Metromode gives you the lowdown along with a snapshot of how U-M, WSU and Lawrence Tech intend to leverage their innovations into marketplace successes. (
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Blog/Jeffrey MacKie-Mason
Social media, "tweeting" and "friending". These days, it's hard to tell screen time from face time. Meet Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan School of Information. This week, he'll be talking about the knowledge economy opportunities emerging from a unique graduate program that blends information systems with the social sciences.
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