Jul 22, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Featured, Forests
Forest fires are already a global threat. “But considering how climate change is progressing, we are probably only at the beginning of a future that will see more and bigger forest fires,” explains Rupert Seidl, Professor of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest...
Jul 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Featured
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops using photographs of the leaves. The research led by Srikant Srinivasan, associate professor, School of Computing and...
Jul 22, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured
AI research lab DeepMind has created the most comprehensive map of human proteins to date using artificial intelligence. The company, a subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet, is releasing the data for free, with some scientists comparing the potential impact of the...
Jul 22, 2021 | Climate, Investment
Chemicals used in air conditioning, freezers and refrigeration have long hurt the environment by destroying the ozone layer and polluting water sources, but technology is starting to change the way we keep cool. Phononic, a startup based in Durham North Carolina using...
Jul 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Climate
The Scenic Hudson Soil Lab is a rather unassuming structure. Sitting atop a hemp farm within New York’s Hudson River Valley, the lab is unadorned, and no bigger than a roadside diner. The inconspicuousness of the site, however, belies the importance of the...
Jul 15, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Oceanography
On the docket over the next 10-plus years, Jeep CEO Christian Meunier says, is electrifying the lineup to become the world’s greenest SUV brand with a fully battery-electric model in each segment by 2025, adding autonomous capabilities and maybe even going fully...
Jul 15, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Electric Vehicles
Filipino flying electric car inventor Kyxz Mendiola has set a new world record for the farthest flight undertaken on a hoverboard in Subic Bay, Zambales. Mendiola flew a Filipino-made hoverboard for 2,894 meters at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on July 10, 2021,...
Jul 15, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Rideshare
At first look, the Hamburg-based mobility brand, MOIA, might seem like any other ridesharing service. However, different from other on-demand brands, MOIA offers only pooled rides. Not only that, this tech-driven brand manages everything in-house: from its large fleet...
Jul 15, 2021 | Business, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE said on Tuesday it expected battery electric vehicles to account for half of its global vehicle sales by 2030, as Europe’s largest carmaker prepares to phase out combustion engine cars. The target is part of Volkswagen’s 2030...
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