Apple pushes its suppliers to use clean energy
Since running almost all of its operations on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, technology giant Apple aims to convince its suppliers to ...
How Bristol is leading the UK in smart city development
Bristol is a small city in the south-western region of the United Kingdom and leading the country in smart city development. But what actually makes ...
Carbon removal is our best hope to achieve climate targets
Reducing emissions might not be enough to keep global warming within 2 degrees let alone limting it to 1.5 degrees. Instead, we need to remove CO2 that ...
Brauchen wir in zehn Jahren keine Lkw-Fahrer mehr?
Es ist nur noch eine Frage der Zeit, bis selbstfahrende Lastwagen den Gütertransport auf unseren Straßen übernehmen. Gerhard Nowak, Geschäftsführer ...
Could bad buildings damage mental health of city dwellers?
Various research has shown that those living in cities are more likely to suffer from mental health illnesses such as anxiety disorder and depression. But ...
Udacity plans to build open-source self-driving car
Udacity, an online educational organization, intends to build its own autonomous vehicle as part of its recently created self-driving car engineering ...
Switzerland to vote for a “green economy”
Switzerland consumes 3.3 times the amount of natural resources that are available per capita worldwide (via Swiss Federal Statistic Office). This is the ...
Fliegt der Volocopter wirklich bald über unseren Städten?
Laut seinen Entwicklern ist er das urbane Verkehrsmittel der Zukunft: Der Volocopter. Doch werden wir tatsächlich bald in dieser Kombination aus ...
Will Tesla’s Gigafactory succeed or fail?
The name “Gigafactory” is a pretentious term which raises great expectations. But experts wonder if Tesla’s flagship project is really ...
Smart Cities: Engaging citizens or just managing them?
Plenty of smart city projects were presented at the Smart City InFocus conference in Yinchuan, China, a couple of weeks ago. With all their differences, ...
