Mercedes Benz and Matternet unveil “Vision Van”
Mercedes-Benz Vans and drone logistics systems startup Matternet have unveiled a futuristic car concept that could change how small packages are delivered ...
Nach Brexit-Votum: Frankfurt wittert Chance
Nachdem die Briten beschlossen haben, aus der Europäischen Union auszutreten, wittert die Stadt Frankfurt ihre Chance: Zu gerne würde sie die Brexit-Flü ...
Helsinki: Self-driving buses have hit the road
The world’s first real-life trial of autonomous buses has begun: Since the beginning of this month, a pair of electirc-powered self-driving buses are ...
Google takes big data to smart cities
Google believes that congestion in cities is mainly caused by motorists driving around looking for parking spots. Solving the parking problem in urban ...
Kreislaufwirtschaft: Cradle-to-cradle erreicht die Politik
Die Idee der sogenannten Kreislaufwirtschaft besteht darin, Produkte endlos wiederzuverwerten und dadurch keinen Müll mehr zu produzieren. In Bundeslä ...
Monitoring the implementation of the New Urban Agenda
The New Urban Agenda, a global framework aiming to guide sustainable urbanization over the next20 years, will be finalized in October. As soon as the ...
Meet the farm that runs without sun, soil or water
A converted steel factory in Newark, USA, will soon be home to the world’s largest indoor farm. The farm successfully merges agriculture and the ...
New tool can calculate output by renewables at any place
Researches from the Imperial College London and ETH Zürich have developed an interactive web tool to calculate the output by renewable energy sources ...
Die Zukunftsperspektiven der Künstlichen Intelligenz
Die großen Technologiekonzerne wie Apple und Microsoft wollen Arbeitsprozesse mit Hilfe lernender Maschinen automatisieren. Auf kurz oder lang müsse sich ...
The price of cutting carbon: More natural gas
While countries aim to cut their carbon emissions and shift towards green energy, critical questions arise: Can the planet be powered successfully by ...
