Holland-based Jolt Energy Storage Technologies is close to raising $5.6 million in Series A funding to commercialize its innovative, low-cost energy storage technology. The company has already secured $4.2 million in commitments and expects to complete the round by summer’s end. Jolt Energy’s solution uses organic compounds instead of expensive metals, potentially revolutionizing large-scale …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5NrJuSQsJA&t=1s A behavioral ecologist and two engineers are on a team commissioned by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, or GLFC. Their objective? Over the next decade, they’re charged with creating a groundbreaking selective fish barrier in Traverse City that’s hailed as the “Holy Grail” of invasive species control. If successful, the barrier, called FishPass, will be …
The Michigan State University Research Foundation welcomed eight startup businesses to incubator facilities in the Lansing capital region and Grand Rapids. Companies specializing in sustainable materials, robotics, and hydrogen technology add to high-tech innovation ecosystem. The Michigan State University Research Foundation welcomed eight startup businesses to incubator facilities in the Lansing capital region and …
Carolina Restini, Ph.D., Pharm.D., an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been accepted as a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics’ (ASPET) Fellows of the Academy of Pharmacology Educators (FAAPE), which is internationally recognized. In addition to being inducted to …
Theoretical physicists and experimentalists work together to measure the mass of a rare isotope expected to form a rare proton halo, publishing the first results from FRIB’s precision measurement program. In May 2022, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU), launched its precision measurement program. Staff from FRIB’s Low Energy Beam …
100% bio-based coatings are now one step closer as AGC Vinythai’s research project with Prof. Mojgan Nejad at Michigan State University (MSU) moves into its next phase. For this second phase, the partners are joined by allnex, a global leader in industrial coatings resins and additives. To increase the bio-based content of coatings and epoxy …
Michigan State University (MSU) has many scientists who prioritize their research based on the most urgent needs of Michigan’s fruit industries. This article highlights some of the exciting projects recently funded across MSU fruit researchers. This article is not an exhaustive list, and there are many excellent MSU research projects currently underway that are not …
Michigan State University is now in the top 25 in the world in sustainability according to the Times Higher Education 2024 Impact Rankings, the leading global performance index for how well universities are meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. MSU is ranked No. 3 in the country and No. 25 in the …
Dear Spartans, With the pending transition of Dr. Norman Beauchamp to Georgetown University as its executive vice president of Health Sciences, I write today with updates on the structure at MSU to support our excellent and rising focus on our leadership in health science. As the only Big Ten university that is home to two …
It was a morning punctuated by celebration, collaboration and a visit from Michigan State University mascot, Sparty, as hundreds gathered to recognize the start of construction on the Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences Research Center in the New Center neighborhood. Work on the $335 million research facility — a hallmark of the 30-year …
