The EU Comission created a web portal for cities to exchange of best practices and urban strategies in October of 2016. News on EU policies and information ...
Illinois makes effort to become first smart state
US state Illinois is establishing a statewide agency to make its cities smarter. Its purpose will be to monitor investments for smart city initiatives ...
Ghost town as innovation hub in New Mexico
In the desert of New Mexico a metropolitan area is to be built that will have no actual inhabitants. The Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation ( ...
Detroit – The ‘Mobility Hub’ for Technology in Motion
The city of Detroit is no stranger to the automotive industry. This part of Michigan was responsible for the industrial revolution in the automotive ...
Beyond 5G: NSF pushes for Advanced Wireless with its $6.1 million awards
With a recent surge in the usage of the wireless devices in the masses in the US, the Northeastern University and the U.S. Ignite Inc. have been given $6.1 ...
SolaRoad paving the way for solar bike paths
SolaRoad, a Dutch company manufacturing solar panels that can be embedded into roads, is making progress in the domain of sustainable transport. Their ...
New Orleans prevents flooding by letting water in
It might seem counterintuitive at first, but New Orleans’ plan, conceived as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities ...
Grand Theatre de Rabat – Morocco’s New Futuristic Building
Designed by Zaha Hadid and its shape inspired by the Bouregreg River, Grand Theatre de Rabat boasts of a 1800-seat theatre, a 7000- capacity open air ...
Sensors to reduce Queue Time at Birmingham Airport
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled sensors have been employed by the Birmingham Airport in order to track the time taken by the travellers to move through the ...
URBAN-X unveils eight smart city startups
URBAN-X, an enterprise that invests in and supports startups that make cities smarter through technology and design, recently introduced their newest ...
