Smart cities need to be more human, so we’re creating Sims-style virtual worlds
Huge quantities of networked sensors have appeared in cities across the world in recent years. These include cameras and sensors that count the number of…
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Father and (Grand)son
Let the record play. The sound of an old vinyl is music to my ears. it comes from an ancient record player. “It’s not time to…
The Bitcoin never ending rise: a model of unsustainability?
A currency that keeps growing and democratizes the digital economy but looks far from being ecological. Maybe it is the right time to ask questions…
A month in, Tesla’s SA battery is surpassing expectations
It’s just over one month since the Hornsdale power reserve was officially opened in South Australia. The excitement surrounding the project has generated acres of…
End of the road for traditional vehicles? Here are the facts
Matthew Watkins, Nottingham Trent University New sales of petrol and diesel cars will be banned by 2040 in the UK, which has since been joined…
Plant-consuming microorganisms produce low-carbon, renewable natural gas
The article is copyrighted by Phys.org and is republished with permission (Phys.org)—A new study shows that plant-consuming microorganisms that reside in coalbeds can convert plant…
UNIST Hits New World Efficiency Record with Perovskite Solar Cells
Professor Sang-Il Seok of Energy and Chemical Engineering hits new world efficiency record (22.1%) with PSCs. Their findings appeared in the prestigious journal, Science consecutively….
Biocasa: the house where beauty meets good
Biocasa is a case study of an Italian house, which is advanced from a green building perspective to be the first private building in Europe…
China Has Officially Started Construction on the World’s First “Forest City”
FUTURISTIC GREEN CITY The world’s first “Forest City,” created to fight pollution, is now under construction in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China. Designed by Stefano Boeri…
Volvo is leaving cars as you know them behind
The clean energy future looks unstoppable — at least in some parts of the world. Swedish auto company Volvo announced Wednesday that all of the new cars it…
Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt
James Dyke, University of Southampton By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of…
Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies
Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a major step forward by describing the quantitative modelling of the electronic structure of a family of…
Why is Robotics important?
Robotics technology influences every aspect of work and home. Robotics has the potential to positively transform lives and work practices, raise efficiency and safety levels…