Kinesix Sports has developed a smart heated jacket that adjusts its temperature settings according to what the wearer is doing automatically. The Kinesix ...
St. Louis might become stepping stone for airport privatization
St. Louis is looking into privatizing its airport’s operation. After the former mayor considered doing so as part of the Federal Aviation ...
Short- and long-term benefits for Puerto Rico switching to solar energy
Reinvigorating the energy system of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria is estimated to take some time. In the meantime the island is without electricity ...
Richard Florida interviews experts on urban mobility
Smarter, Faster, Greener is a book by business scholars Venkat Sumantran, Charles Fine, and David Gonsalvez describing the future of urban mobility. ...
Urban development through public-private partnerships
Modernizing street lighting is not only beneficial for the environment as it reduces energy consumption, but also for social matters, such as safety, less ...
Paris launched resilience strategy
In late September, the city council of Paris approved a new resilience strategy. It will be launched this week and includes a number of measure to increase ...
A food tower for Singapore
Architect Owen Wee addressed overcrowding, food security and issues of community cohesion in one project. The Food Tower incorporates vertical farming with ...
Boeing invests in AI; to purchase Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Boeing is planning on purchasing Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a company known for the production of advanced automated drones and aerospace ...
How to make New Orleans’ front yards flood-proof
Reports of rainstorms in the gulf area, including the city of New Orleans, have been hitting the news over the last decade and longer. A local nonprofit ...
Research on seaweed-to-biofuels projects awared $5.7M
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) was rewarded $5.7M for developing tools and technology to advance the mass production of seaweed for ...
