Mobile air quality monitoring system in Glasgow
The innovation center of excellence for Sensor and Imaging Systems (SIS) technologies has developed a low-cost air quality monitoring system in Glasgow ...
Urban planning for cities in colder climate zones
The city of Edmonton, Canada, codified a number of best practices for efficient and environmentally-friendly city design that considers low temperatures. ...
Solar power project for Nigerian schools and clinics
Microsoft, the Lagos State Electric Board and Schneider Electric are cooperating to improve sustainable energy supply for public institutions in Nigeria. ...
Air pollution and urban development linked since Victorian age
A new study by U.K.’s National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that despite the common belief that air pollution was an unavoidable by-product of ...
How to introduce bike-sharing not just in big cities
Bike-sharing schemes have proven to be very successful in many major cities. Providing this sustainable transportation service in mid-sized or small towns ...
Smart city projects released by Scottish Cities Alliance
Scottish Cities Alliance of Smart City projects, which is the collaboration of Scotland’s seven cities and the Scottish Government, aims to use Smart ...
Urban income gaps on a map
While it is rather well-known that the US middle class is shrinking, a map by Esri adds a geographic dimension to the phenomenon. Data from state and ...
Microsoft plans to launch smart home feature
Microsoft plans to launch a “Home Hub” feature built into Windows 10 that assumes a screen will be present to display shared family information via ...
Google self-driving car unit becomes independant company
Google’s self-driving car unit is now a separated entity and an independant company called Waymo under the Alphabet umbrella. The Waymo team ...
Tesla gigafactory is expected to employ 1000 workers in 2017
The battery production at the plant is expected to ramp up in 2017. In order to reach 35 GWh of battery production capacity in 2018 new hires will follow. ...
