The Canadian province of Ontario is seeking design concepts for hydrogen-powered trains as an alternative to overhead-wired rails. As to now, the GO ...
Daimler’s first electic trucks launched, UPS first customer
Daimler has revealed its first battery-powered truck, the eCanter, last Thursday. The company also said that postal service company UPS has already signed ...
Google upgrades Street View cameras for advanced mapping
Google’s Street View car cameras have received the first major design upgrade in eight years, and started patrolling streets last month. Eight years ...
Waymo might heavily finance Lyft
According to a report by Axio, Waymo might change course and invest $1 billion in ride-hailing service Lyft. The surprising investment strategy, as Google ...
Research with a cause at University of Sydney
At the University of Sydney, sustainability is taught and researched with the clear goal to make a difference in the world. Manfred Lenzen, professor of ...
Rap helps sell the SDGs
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are instrumental in building resilience and making the world more sustainable, but it is sometimes hard to ...
IMPRESSIONS from the International Motor Show (IAA) Cars
This year’s slogan for the IAA Cars is “Future now”. It highlights digitization, electric mobility and urban mobility. SmartCityNews.global ...
World’s first ‘tidal hydrogen’
Researchers produced the first hydrogen that was generated from electricity by tidal energy. The first ‘tidal hydrogen’ was produced at the ...
Smart infrared sensor powers itself
As part of the DARPA’s Near Zero Power RF and Sensor Operation (N-ZERO) program, researchers at Northeastern University have developed a smart sensor for ...
Smart solutions can help retailers keep up with e-commerce
Physical stores have had declining revenues because of e-commerce for a while, and competing on price is fighting a losing battle for traditional ...
