For the first time in Switzerland, autonomous shuttles could make the rounds of a city center. Researchers at EPFL, in association with the startup BestMile and the public bus operator PostBus, are working on how to integrate ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 4, 2015
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If your work commute is the worst part of your day, you'll be pleased to hear there are better ways.
Other
Sep 12, 2017
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A boom in the popularity of solar panels and electric cars could spark irreversible changes in the energy sector within three years.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 6, 2017
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A South Korean city has begun testing an "electrified road" that allows electric public buses to recharge their batteries from buried cables as they travel.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 8, 2013
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Around 20 percent of trucks on German roads are traveling empty, at a huge cost to the transportation companies concerned. Also from an ecological and traffic-management standpoint, it would be better if such journeys could ...
Engineering
Apr 1, 2011
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Roads, bridges, pipelines and other types of infrastructure in Alaska and elsewhere in the Arctic will deteriorate faster than expected due to a failure by planners to account for the structures' impact on adjacent permafrost, ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2021
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As new self-driving vehicles appear on the streets, the traffic clogging our cities and highways could get a lot worse unless the roads themselves become smarter.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 7, 2019
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Researchers in Spain have discovered that greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced through the use of biodiesel. The group from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in Spain investigated the benefits of using biodiesel ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2012
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With electric cars back in the headlines, it's time to remember why we should bother making the transition away from oil.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 12, 2019
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A new report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) explores how connected vehicles and intelligent systems could change transport and the (r)evolution these changes could bring to people's lives.
Other
Sep 22, 2017
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