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U.S. Airlines Warn 5G Wireless Could Cause Havoc with Flights

Dec 16, 2021 | 5G, Aeronautics, Featured

Major U.S. air carriers warned on Wednesday that plans by AT&T and Verizon Communications to use spectrum for 5G wireless services could be highly disruptive to air travel and cost air passengers $1.6 billion annually in delays. Trade group Airlines for America...

In the Midst of COVID, Cyber Security Is More Important than Ever

Dec 16, 2021 | Cyber Security

Cyber attacks can have crippling effects, as seen by the multiple major ransomware attacks and data breaches earlier this year that targeted a mix of industries. In April, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States was shut down, leading to major gas shortages...

Cruise to Start Autonomous Taxi Service Next Year

Dec 9, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary plans to start running a fully autonomous taxi service in San Francisco next year. Doug Parks, GM’s product development and purchasing chief, told analysts Thursday that he has ridden in a Cruise vehicle with no...

Can High-Tech Methane Detectors Help Reach U.S. Climate Goals?

Dec 9, 2021 | Climate

Methane is worse for climate change than carbon emissions. But to stop it, we first need to find it. To explain how high-tech aerial photography can help save the planet, research scientist Riley Duren refers to a map of Los Angeles, where a pixelated blue and green...

Without Access to Charging Stations, Black and Hispanic Communities Left Behind in Era of EVs

Dec 9, 2021 | Charging, Electric Vehicles

Standing on the rear third-floor deck of the Blacks in Green building on South Cottage Grove Avenue, Naomi Davis and Stacey McIlvaine looked out over the desert that is West Woodlawn. Davis, an environmental activist, and McIlvaine, an electrician, had come together...