Feb 23, 2023 | Environment, Oceanography, Robots
Harmful algae blooms in lakes are a major environmental problem, producing extremely dangerous toxins that can taint water supplies or harm other organic life—including people. Biologists can test water safety by collecting samples off the side of a boat, but getting...
Feb 23, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Featured
At least a billion tons of emissions, equivalent to Japan’s total in 2020, could be saved if battery electric vehicles make up 80% of China’s new car sales and 34% of its total fleet by 2040, up from 19% and 3% in 2022. We take into account BEVs’ extra emissions from...
Feb 9, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Environment, Featured
For years, major car companies have been working to add autonomous features to vehicles on the path to fully automated driving (think lane departure warnings, exterior cameras, and smart cruise control). Tesla in particular is betting big on the technology;...
Feb 2, 2023 | Energy, Environment
Almost everyone is aware of the many issues facing the planet and its population. There are three key issues that I like to call the 3Ps that stand out among others: pollution (particulate matters, Nox, SO2), planet (greenhouse gases, or GHG) and poverty (inflation...
Jan 26, 2023 | Drones, Environment, Featured
Earth observation, also known as remote sensing, provides highly relevant information about the state and change of our planet every day via satellite data worldwide. The data can be used, for example, to gather information about heat islands in cities, droughts or...
Jan 19, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Climate, Environment
A global fleet of about a billion autonomous vehicles, each driving just for one hour per day, may generate about the same amount of carbon emissions as data centres currently do, according to a new study. The research, published recently in IEEE Micro, modelled the...
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