Can crowdsourced public transport transform intercity travel?
Crowdsourced bus services are a new phenomenon in the UK where customers suggest trips they would like to take on an app or platform and the company ...
What does automation mean for developing countries?
Certain sectors that have been at the front line of helping developing countries to catch up with richer ones are likely to be among the those affected by ...
Smart City technology market estimated to grow to $775 billion by 2021
With a growing number of cities declaring “to go smart” and ICT rapidly developing, it is no surprise that the market for smart city products ...
Simple filter device makes any water drinkable
Swiss company Novomem has developed a high-tech water filter called DrinkPure, a screw-on device that makes just about any water into safe drinking water ...
2017 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey
The 2017 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, a major healthcare cybersecurity survey, has revealed cybersecurity is a priority for leading healthcare providers ...
Car manufacturers welcome new emission tests in Europe
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has voiced approval of the two new tests for measuring emissions from cars and vans that will ...
Cobots: Robots that work alongside humans
A collaborative robot, also known as cobot, does not replace humans but instead works together with them. The work environment and processes in ...
4 cities – 4 smart solutions
Four US cities among 90 applicants won the 2016 Global City Teams Challenge: Bellevue, Wash.; Portland, Ore.; Newport News, Va.; and Montgomery County, Md ...
Global shipping pollution data gathered for the first time
A team of researchers from the Finnish Meteorological Institute has gatherered data on 300,000 commercial shipping vessels from the year 2015 to draw a ...
Will blockchain make the fashion industry sustainable?
A new app by A Transparent Company allows customers to scan the QR code of a piece of clothing to receive information about the supply chain of the product ...
