Smog alert in China
On Sunday China’s meteorological authorities declared a yellow alert for smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of the country. China has ...
Eviction of slum in the name of smart city development?
1,500 people have been evicted from Charan Khad, a slum in the Indian city of Dharamshala. According to the local municipality, the measures were ...
Wi-Fi using 10,000 times lower power and saving the battery
Engineers in the US have generated a Wi-Fi transmission that uses 10,000 times less power than common methods. This means downloads can be done all the ...
Japan sends space waste collector to ISS
It is estimated that there are about 100 million pieces of different types of trash in space that were generated by previous exhibitions. In order to ...
Apple invests in Chinese wind generation
Apple has entered a partnership with Goldwind, the world’s largest wind turbine maker. Apple bought a 30 percent stake in subsidiaries of Goldwind in ...
EV expected to be one third of world cars by 2040
The research company IHS Markit has published a study which finds that by 2040 electric cars expected to make up one third of world’s cars. However, ...
Vending machines become smart
A new report by ABI Research shows that there is space for new players in the market for connected vending machines. There is already a number of companies ...
Nature-inspired strategies for urban resilience
The Asian Development Bank published a study on nature-based solutions for more resilient and sustainable cities. Case studies from the Greater Mekong area ...
Daimler fördert Gesundheit seiner Mitarbeiter
Deutschlandweit sollen Gesundheitschecks für alle Beschäftigten angeboten werden. Teil der Vereinbarung ist aber auch ein Bonus für Mitarbeiter, die ...
EV charging stations added to Apple Maps
Apple has added electric vehicle charging information to its maps. Apple and ChargePoint jointly provide locations of 30,000 charging stations as well as ...
