Energy & Green Tech
A new analysis by MIT researchers details many of the underlying issues that have caused cost overruns on new nuclear power plants in the U.S., which have soared ever higher over the last five decades. The new findings may ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Automotive
The U.S. government is coming out with new regulations aimed at changing automotive passenger safety standards that could be barriers to autonomous vehicles.
Mar 17, 2020
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Automotive
By analyzing the trends and locations of crashes in the Greater Melbourne Area during a 15-year period, from 2006 to 2020, Dr. Ali Soltani, from the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute at Flinders University, and ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Due to the urgent need to cut fossil fuel emissions, the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is both inevitable and essential. The EU is aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 90% by 2040, and foresees ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Automotive
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.
Oct 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Ships carry around 90% of traded goods and emit about 3% of global CO₂. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency responsible for regulating shipping, recently set out plans for this industry to reach ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Automotive
Chinese safety regulators have ordered Tesla to recall 1.1 million vehicles because drivers might step on the accelerator for too long, increasing the risk of a crash.
May 12, 2023
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Business
Artificial intelligence is dominating headlines—enabling new innovations that drive business performance—yet the negative implications for society are an afterthought.
Feb 20, 2023
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Automotive
Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for motorcycles.
Aug 5, 2022
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Robotics
Uncrewed aircraft responding to fire and medical emergencies will be used to save lives—if digitalized air-traffic control can help them navigate safely in the skies over Europe.
Jun 21, 2022
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