Wright Electric & EasyJet plan electric airplane service in less than 10 years
Wright Electric is working on an electric airplane, which the company hopes will enter service in about a decade. The plane would be able to carry 120 ...
Wetherspoons gets rid of plastic straws
To fight plastic pollution, pub chain JD Wetherspoons has announced a coming ban to plastic straws across 900 pubs located in the UK and Ireland by the ...
Chicago shows how to make cities flood resistent
In the wake of recent super storms, resilience for cities through the prevention of flooding has become more important than ever. For Chicago, flooding has ...
Sustainable society: citizen encouragement or policy?
Policy makers often see laws, restrictions or bans as the ultimate way towards more envrionmental friendly behaviour. Danish behavioural scientist ...
Language app breaks Kickstarter records
Fluent Forever is a subscription-based language-learning app that is now the most-funded app in Kickstarter history. The creator claims that it is far ...
ADAC report calls for retrofitting of diesel engines
The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) has conducted research on emissions of diesel cars, and the results are bad news for the recent diesel ...
Toyota invests $373.8 million for hybrid powertrains in US
Toyota, investing $373.8 million in five US manufacturing plants, is expanding the production of its hybrid powertrains and implementing their New ...
India could go 100% renewable by 2050
The Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) in Finland is known for its research on countries’ abilities to go 100 per cent renewable and be ...
Vacuum cleaner company Dyson building electric car
Manufacturer of vacuum cleaners Dyson will produce an electric car that will, in all likelihood, be launched in 2020. Head of the company Sir James Dyson ...
Dubai starts testing flying taxis
Dubai, with a recent live demonstration of a flying taxi developed by the Germany-based firm Volocopter, is making strides towards becoming the first city ...
