TECH TIME

The startup Orbital Assembly is close to having its pioneer station circling Earth. The hotel could start orbiting as early as 2025.

A Holocaust museum in Illinois is turning to tech to help give visitors a more engaging experience when learning about a traumatic event in world history.

A NASA Earth scientist goes into detail about what kind of projects are being utilized to give us more information about our home planet.

A historic rocket launch took place on Friday afternoon, when three paying customers and a former astronaut lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center.

A historic rocket launch took place on Friday afternoon, when three paying customers and a former astronaut lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center.

President Joe Biden warns that amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, the U.S. is under a high risk for cyber attacks from Russia.

Many of us are rejoicing in the return of springtime, but with the spring comes severe and wet weather -- which typically don’t mix well with technology.

Hackers of all sorts are trying to take advantage of people hoping to donate to a cause, especially in times of crises.

A market in Atlanta, Georgia opened in community in need of access to healthy foods -- but the store is not your typical market.

One private astronaut is promising to take his crew closer to the moon than anyone has been since the last Apollo mission.

There's a lot happening in space lately -- here's a roundup of what's new this week, including a tree stump of sorts on a different planet, Earth has a new companion and the International Space Station will come crashing to Earth soon.

This past week has been a busy one in the space world: We’re talking about a telescope’s final destination one million miles from Earth, four tons of metal barreling toward the moon and a mystery in the cosmos that is baffling scientists.

A new COVID simulator video game is designed to show people how the virus spreads in different settings in a fun and humorous way.

This week’s Tech Time takes a closer look at why the IRS is asking people to file online this year.

Tech event CES 2022 welcomed in-person attendees once again after going virtual last year.

A self-driving semitruck completed an 80-mile route without a driver. The trip took around an hour.

A Virginia woman has officially taken ownership of the first-ever owner-occupied 3D printed home in the world, thanks to Habitat for Humanity.

Studies of reproducing robots show that the technology could be applied to other areas in the future, like medicine and environmental cleanup.

U.S. officials are warning that international drug traffickers are going after children, especially teenagers, on social media in hopes of recruiting them.

This year has been an extraordinary year for space travel.

This Diabetes Awareness Month, one Metro Detroit nonprofit is offering free educational courses to help people learn how to transition to a vegan, or mostly vegan, diet to improve their health and fight diabetes.

To streamline the check-in process at the airport, Delta Air Lines is introducing new facial recognition technology to airport security.

Social media and tech giant Facebook is reportedly changing its name in an effort to rebrand itself.

Parts of the United States could be underwater in the next century if we don’t do something now.

The sixth annual Energy Efficiency Day was Oct. 6, but you can still learn the benefits of saving energy.

Some of Metro Detroit already is receiving a portion of their power from existing DTE Energy solar parks and now the company is looking to expand its solar panel reach.

DTE Energy is doing its part to help curb climate change and now it’s inviting Metro Detroit families to do the same.

Sunday’s episode of Tech Time is about detecting microplastics in the ocean from space.

Sunday’s episode of Tech Time was about how athletes are mentally preparing for Olympic sports success.

Sunday’s episode of Tech Time took a closer took at how work in America will change after the pandemic as more companies consider making remote work permanent.

Sunday’s episode of Tech Time featured a couple who recently won a reading association award.

Sunday, June 27 episode of Tech Time.

Sunday, June 20, 2021 episode of Tech Time.

Sunday’s episode of Tech Time included information surrounding concerns on the Amazon sidewalk.

Criminals are getting more sophisticated in their hacks, so consumers and businesses are going on the offense.

Sunday, May 30, 2021 episode of Tech Time.

Sunday’s episode of Tech Time is about how Songlorious has helped musicians during the pandemic.

One of the Big Three is partnering with a local drone company, using the aerial vehicles to help manufacture automobiles.

Sunday’s Tech Time segment included a look inside the Detroit Science Center’s new exhibit "Earth. Wind. Weather."

Sunday’s Tech Time segment includes information about how DTE is helping customers become energy efficient.

Sunday’s segment of Tech Time is about scams circulating amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Sunday’s segment of Tech Time offered a look at how high school students are competing in a congressional app challenge.

Sunday’s segment of Tech Time is about the complexity of mental health app privacy politics.

Andrew Humphrey is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist, and also an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). He has a BSE in Meteorology from the University of Michigan and an MS in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he wrote his thesis on "The Behavior of the Total Mass of the Atmosphere."

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. “I would come back and say, ‘Oh, I think this teacher thinks this about me,’” Sivels recalled. “And they were like, ‘OK, and what does that change about your work? “We’re trying to make that easier.”MORE: Tech Time with Andrew Humphrey

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. Sivels is a nuclear engineer and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. The university was considered the top nuclear engineering program in the United States. “It was the best for nuclear at the time, so when I got admitted, I thought ‘Man, another door has opened!’” Sivels recalled.

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. Sivels is a nuclear engineer and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. The university was considered the top nuclear engineering program in the United States. “I would come back and say, ‘Oh, I think this teacher thinks this about me,’” Sivels recalled.

Andrew Humphrey is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist, and also an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). He has a BSE in Meteorology from the University of Michigan and an MS in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he wrote his thesis on "The Behavior of the Total Mass of the Atmosphere."

DETROIT – Sunday’s episode of Tech Time is about the landing of NASA’s Perseverance Rover safely on Mars. You can watch the entire Tech Time segment in the video player above. Click here to watch the Perseverance Rover landing live. Watch more: Tech Time segments

Andrew Humphrey is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist, and also an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). He has a BSE in Meteorology from the University of Michigan and an MS in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he wrote his thesis on "The Behavior of the Total Mass of the Atmosphere."