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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Nolan Beilstein |Audrey Altmann
Grid-edge flexibility solutions provider EnergyHub announced a partnership with General Motors’ subsidiary GM Energy. The collaboration aims to include General Motors’ home energy storage solutions and electric vehicles in EnergyHub’s market and utility programs in the U.S.The partnership will give certain GMC, Cadillac, and Chevrolet electric vehicle owners access to EnergyHub’s utility programs. It will also include users of GM Energy’s PowerBank stationary storage system.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Audrey Altmann |Megan Conniff
Dow Chemical is making bold moves — the company plans to build a grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor at its manufacturing complex in Texas with the goal of deployment in the early 2030s. This project aims to supply approximately 320 megawatts of electricity and eliminate about 500,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Read more about the plan for replacing Dow’s natural gas equipment in this write-up.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Andy Szal |Audrey Altmann
A Florida additive manufacturing startup has started operations at what it says is by far the largest factory dedicated to 3D printing in the world. Haddy said that its new “microfactory” in St. Petersburg offers 16 times more production capacity than its nearest competitor.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Devon Verbsky |Audrey Altmann
Xiaomi has shown off its newly developed ‘bulletproof’ battery coating in a very unique way. Claiming that the coating increases durability, resisting punctures, abrasions, or tears, the EV producer has coated the battery of their SU7 Ultra EV model. Compared to other EVs’ battery safety performance, Xiaomi’s battery shows significant improvement. But to fortify these results, Xiaomi took to the roof of their production facility.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Nolan Beilstein |Audrey Altmann
Caterpillar has revealed a $100 million investment to train its future workforce. The machinery manufacturer said the five-year initiative aims to develop workers’ technological skills as the industry undergoes a digital transformation. The company cited this year’s Future of Jobs Report, which predicted that the transformation would create 170 million jobs.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Aruna Urs |Audrey Altmann
Have you heard the joke about how many robots it takes to change a lightbulb? Well, the answer is one, just one, according to Northeastern University engineers. They have created a revolutionary hybrid robot that combines, for the first time, the torque and strength of rigid robots with the adaptability and flexibility of soft robots.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Nolan Beilstein |Audrey Altmann
Aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman announced the opening of its new Enhanced Production and Integration Center (EPIC) in Madison, Alabama. The $20 million facility aims to support the U.S. Army’s push to modernize its air and missile defense systems. Northrop Grumman said EPIC would handle component integration for its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS).
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Andy Szal |Audrey Altmann
Honeywell has introduced a new technology platform designed to optimize the production of “green” hydrogen, company officials announced. Honeywell officials said that the Honeywell Protonium suite helps address critical challenges when using zero-emission energy sources to produce hydrogen, which can, in turn, be converted to electricity with water vapor as its only emissions.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Audrey Altmann
Just days after imposing a 145% tariff on imports from China, President Trump announced that tech devices, such as smartphones and computers, are exempt from these tariffs. New guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed 20 product categories — including smartphones, laptops, chips, and other essential electronics — exempted from the new tariffs. These exemptions override both the 125% tariff on Chinese goods and the standard 10% tariff on other imports.
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1 week ago | 
thomasnet.com | Devon Verbsky |Audrey Altmann
Developed by Deep Robotics and CSSC Haishen Company, China has unveiled an emergency transport and rescue robot. Following Deep Robotics’ unveiling of a robotic dog with one-touch navigation, the emergency rescue bot has been unveiled for a multitude of environments. Suited for natural disasters and battlefield first aid to pre- and post-patient transport, the bot can operate in nearly any situation. The robot is capable of conversion through three different mobility modes.
