Eine Umfrage des Meinungsforschungsinstituts YouGov hat ergeben, dass sich ein Drittel der deutschen Bevölkerung für ein Abschalten der ...
Can we actually agree on indicators to measure urban development?
By the end of this year, the world’s governments will have agreed on a number of frameworks aiming to guide urban development such as the New Urban ...
Do green buildings really save energy?
The term “green building” is mostly used as a synonym for a sustainable and high-performance building – but do they really perform ...
How Copenhagen is getting healthier
Copenhagen, already one of the world’s greenest and most liveable cities, has aggressive targets such as becoming the first carbon-neutral capital ...
Google acquires natural language understanding startup API.AI
Shortly after the acquisition of location-based analytics Urban Engines, Google has made another investment: As the technology giant has announced on ...
IT-Experten hacken Tesla’s Model S
Chinesischen Sicherheitsexperten ist es gelungen, die Kontrolle einzelner Funktionen verschiedener Fahrzeuge der Reihe Model S von Tesla zu übernehmen. ...
The future of transportation, according to John Zimmer
John Zimmer, co-founder of ridesharing service provider Lyft, has a bold vision for the transportation sector: According to his lengthy blog post, dubbed ...
Renewables account for 30 percent of global power capacity
According to a new report released by the World Energy Council, renewables now account for over 30 percent of the total global installed power generation ...
E-Mobilität: Daimler plant Elektroflotte für Paketzusteller
Daimler plant mit dem “Vision Van” ein Logistikzentrum auf Rädern zu entwickeln. Der elektrische Transporter soll Päckchen fast automatisch ...
Can reusing spent nuclear fuel solve our energy problems?
Since the disaster in Fukushima five years ago, various countries have committed to a nuclear power phase-out. However, engineer Leslie Dewan is working ...
