Serie “Urban Infrastructure”: Dicke Luft in Stuttgart
In der Serie “Urban Infrastructure” setzt sich electrive.net, Branchendienst für Elektromobilität, mit den verschiedenen Mobilitä ...
WHO: Air pollution is worsening
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), global air pollution is worsening: New data shows that outdoor pollution has risen by 8 percent in five ...
Why cities should be cautious about smart city technologies
With the city government embracing the idea of a “smart city”, big data and other technological concepts are on their way to Chicago. Although ...
Selbstfahrender Bus auf Deutschland-Tour
Ein autonom fahrender Kleinbus des französischen Herstellers Navya ist derzeit auf Deutschland-Tour: In vier verschiedenen Städten darf das Fahrzeug auf ...
India: Air pollution kills 500,000 people each year
A new study indicates that air pollution in India is contributing to more than 500,000 premature deaths every year. According to the research, the ...
Conflict in Syria: The role of climate change and agricultural decline
While the conflict in Syria is primarily caused by ideological, political and religious differences, environmental issues may have contributed the country ...
Hyperloop One to test new tube-based transportation system
California-based startup Hyperloop One Inc. has announced it will test its propulsion technology on Wednesday in the desert north of Las Vegas, United ...
The effects of improving building efficiency
According a new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI), accelerating energy efficiency in buildings could have even more benefits than reducing ...
FM Global ranks countries by quality of their resilience
Global insurance company FM Global has released its 2016 FM Global Resilience Index, which ranks 130 countries worldwide by their quality to resist ...
South Africa builts desalination plants to boost water supply
While suffering from one of its worst droughts, South Africa has agreed to collaborate with Iran to build desalination plants along the nation’s ...
