Stanford’s Solar Car Project has entered the oldest solar-powered car race, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, with their ambitious solar car ...
Research determines healthiest city density
Research by Oxford University and the University of Honk Kong has found that people living in cities are, counterintuitively healthier and happier than ...
Oxford to introduce zero-emissions city centre; banning petrol cars
The city of Oxford plans to initiate what officials believe would be the world’s first zero-emissions zone in the city centre of Oxford. The plan that ...
Depok leads fight against waste in Indonesia
Local communities in Depok, Indonesia, have successfully diverted hundreds of tons of waste from going to landfills and leaking into the oceans through a ...
NVIDIA reveals first chip to develop self-driving cars
Graphics chipmaker NVIDIA has unveiled the new platform for self-driving vehicle technology, Pegasus. It is the third generation of the Drive PX ...
BNP Paribas stops funding for natural gas fracking
BNP Paribas, the biggest bank in France, is now the first big bank to pledge to cut funds for natural gas fracking projects. As part of the policy, the ...
Universities support local initiatives as anchor institutions
A report from the Democracy Collaborative by Emily Sladek shows how six universities, Buffalo State College, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Rutgers ...
BYD introduces new battery-electric commuter coach
BYD as one of North America’s largest electric-bus manufacturers unveiled its first 45-foot battery-electric commuter coach bus at APTA Expo 2017. ...
Waste deposit return scheme could save England £35 million
Introducing a deposit return scheme would reduce litter and help tackle plastic pollution in the UK, which is necessary to prevent contamination of the ...
A wheelchair you can stand with
Architect Dimitrios Petrotos has designed the Laddroller, a shape-shifting wheelchair with which users can switch between seated and standing positions. ...
