The future of cities—opportunities, challenges and the way forward
While urban population is expected to continue growing around most of the globe, this is less so in Europe.
Oct 14, 2019
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Engineering
Mobile phone signals provide occupancy numbers for buildings
Buildings currently consume about 40 percent of all the electricity used in the United States, most of them located in urban areas that are growing rapidly. Because electricity generation is the largest source of greenhouse ...
Oct 11, 2019
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Hydrogen fuel is getting buzz, but here's why it hasn't gone mainstream
The hydrogen fuel that launches NASA rockets into space and provides electrical power via fuel cells produces only one waste product: water so pure the astronaut crew can drink it.
Oct 2, 2019
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Turning problems into opportunities in urban areas
Currently, about 55 percent of the world's population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050, according to a UN report. With several challenges posed by continued urbanization, ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Europe's future is renewable
Europe has enough solar and wind resources to meet its electricity demand entirely from renewable sources. A new study by researchers at the Institute for Transformative Sustainability Research (IASS) in Potsdam shows that ...
Sep 3, 2019
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A system to automatically detect and collect garbage
Numerous countries worldwide are currently facing major problems related to waste collection, particularly in urban areas, due to the large amount of waste generated daily by the population. Technology could play a significant ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mexican start-up fights air pollution with artificial trees
Trees are one of the best things we have to clean the Earth's air, but they have certain drawbacks: they need time and space to grow.
Aug 15, 2019
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Engineers work on warning system for urban flooding using traffic cameras
It's the night of Sept. 8, 2014. Over metropolitan Phoenix, a summer monsoon collides with a dying Pacific hurricane. Rain gushes from the skies. Freeway pumps on Interstate 10 fail. Early morning commuters abandon their ...
Aug 7, 2019
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How roads can help cool sizzling cities
Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the "urban heat island effect" that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a Rutgers-led team of engineers.
Aug 1, 2019
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Uber tests drone food delivery, launches new autonomous SUV
Uber is testing restaurant food deliveries by drone.
Jun 12, 2019
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