2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (430+ words) LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan state lawmakers are considering a package of more than a dozen bills that would regulate where drones can fly. The legislation, known as the Securing Homeland and Infrastructure with Emerging Laws for Drones, or SHIELD, would…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (83+ words) The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University opened the K500 Chip Testing Facility, a new national center for testing advanced microelectronics with heavy-ion radiation. MSU Facility for Rare Isotope Beams launches new microchip-testing center MSU Ethics Week discussion…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (300+ words) Everyone wants to make their computers and smartphones more secure. But a little-known iPhone setting called Lockdown Mode is suddenly in the headlines. A Washington Post reporter recently used the feature, and court filings say it prevented the FBI from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (389+ words) Two weeks without internet pass very slowly. Due to an ice storm, my home internet went down. I spent two weeks doing some of my work at a nearby coffee shop, but at home, I did what most people do....

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (78+ words) Sometimes that assumption costs people years of memories. Here's what's really happening, and why you don't need to panic if you understand the settings. That's where many people get tripped up. What Happens If You Turn Off Syncing? " Remove from…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (684+ words) EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -Michigan State University researchers have discovered a way to make lithium-ion batteries safer using an unlikely material: wood waste. The breakthrough comes as fire officials call rechargeable lithium-ion batteries "ticking time bombs" that power nearly every…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (295+ words) LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan's National All-Domain Warfighting Center has been designated as a Department of Defense national drone testing site. The NADWC " which includes Camp Grayling and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center " currently hosts drone testing, competitions and military…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (416+ words) Every year as the Super Bowl approaches, millions of people start thinking the same thing: Is now the best time to buy a new TV? Sales are everywhere. Prices look tempting. And for a long time, Super Bowl season really…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (216+ words) How many old phones and tablets do you have gathering dust around your house? We all have them " those devices that once cost a pretty penny, now relegated to a drawer because the screen's cracked, the battery's weak, or they…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (471+ words) Think about everything that stops working the moment the power goes out. No WiFi. No TV. No easy access to news or weather alerts. And if an outage drags on, our phones eventually die too. That's why it's worth thinking…...