The Innovation Report
Top US Cities Embracing Smart Infrastructure
Cities on the West Coast and in the Northeast lead the United States in adopting cutting-edge technology for urban sustainability. This is according to a ranking developed by CoworkingCafe, which evaluated cities across the nation in terms of their smart...
Smart Mobility Today: 24 February 2025
When thinking about which piece in the Smart Mobility podcast struck me this week, I found once again it was two unrelated but with a similar message. Tying together old and new technology in both autonomous rail cars and in phytoplankton research in the Arctic has...
New EV Batteries Are Making EVs Cheaper & Safer
A new kind of battery could make American EVs cheaper and safer, experts say. But first, it will have to overcome trade barriers between the United States and China. If you bought an EV with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, you could expect lower car payments,...
This Week in Space
For those worried about reports of a possible asteroid impact in 2032, there is good news: NASA has dropped the probability of an impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 67. The updated assessment was based on new orbital data for the asteroid, which is estimated...
Air Liquide And Totalenergies To Invest Over 1B Euros In Green Hydrogen
French oil major TotalEnergies will develop two green hydrogen projects with industrial gases company Air Liquide, aiming to help decarbonise Total's Dutch and Belgian refineries, they said on Tuesday. The two projects to build electrolysers represent a combined...
Hydrogen Locomotive Power On Tap At NGFR 2025
The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference offers a presentation focused on rapidly evolving hydrogen-powered locomotive initiatives for main line freight rail applications. “Hydrogen Power for Main Line Heavy-Haul...
Solar Orbiter Ready For Close Encounter With Venus
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far. Today's flyby will be the first to significantly "tilt" the spacecraft's orbit and allow it to see the sun's polar regions, which...
Autonomous Delivery Bot Boasts Largest Modular Cargo Bay In Its Class
The latest rolling delivery bot may not have arms to unload the goods, or articulating legs to tackle challenging obstacles, or even work in tandem with a robo-flyer. But the Robovan W5 does boast "autonomous capabilities and substantial cargo...
Saronic Unveils Plans For Autonomous Shipyard
Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday it raised $600 million in private funding to build an autonomous shipyard it's calling Port Alpha. The company plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of medium- and large-class autonomous surface...
EV Maker Nikola Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection months after saying that it would likely run out of cash early this year. Nikola was a hot start-up and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scandal and its founder was convicted in 2022...
