Jul 16, 2020 | Climate, Featured, Robots
This year, as hurricanes race into the warming coastal waters of the U.S., an array of seagoing robots will be waiting for them. The torpedo-shaped machines will be positioned in what amounts to no man’s land, places where no ships or humans might survive and where...
Feb 20, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate
For the first time, artificial-intelligence experts have created a place to collaborate on climate issues, Climate Change AI. Some are mining the massive data of remotely sensed emissions streams. Some are accelerating materials discovery for solar fuels by...
Jan 15, 2020 | Climate, Electric Vehicles
While it’s indeed true that it costs less and is better for the environment to drive a zero-emissions electric car than a comparable combustion engine model, exactly how cheap and how clean it will wind up can vary significantly from one part of the country to...
Dec 12, 2019 | 5G, Climate, Featured, Government
The bipartisan leaders of the House Science Committee have requested government investigators examine why federal agencies disagree so starkly about the risks 5G communications technology poses to weather forecasting. In a letter sent Tuesday to the comptroller...
Dec 12, 2019 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
There is no longer any credible reason to deny our part in the climate crisis. We are now facing the destruction of vital ecosystems, and every year 12.6 million people die because of environmental pollution. Cutting edge smart city technologies may be our most useful...
Dec 5, 2019 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Government
The plan is to produce a 25% drop in air pollution by the time the Olympics arrive in Los Angeles. What becomes of California’s waiver process and its ability to set stricter emissions and fuel economy standards will be up to the courts, following moves by the...
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