Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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The white minivans will later this month start adding to the 2.5-million miles of road testing that Google has racked up.
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The morning commute meltdown capped off a week of service failures and long wait times for the transportation system.
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States and municipalities barely able to fill potholes today could soon be charged with creating the world’s most sophisticated roads with embedded sensors, cameras and communication devices to help autonomous vehicles talk to one another and the environment around them.
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The Rocky Mountain Hyperloop team is one of the 35 semifinalists to build the technology, which carries passengers and cargo at speeds of up to 700 mph.
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With advances in technology that are already in place, including the proliferation of Internet of Things technology and devices, any city or town can be smart and reap the benefits.
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CES 2017 panelists agreed that like their business counterparts, agencies must de-silo, collaborate to make the most of the Internet of Things.
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These four challenges call on the public and private sectors to innovate together.
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Cybersecurity experts discussed how to safeguard "always-on" devices such as Amazon’s Echo and Apple’s iPhone.
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The county is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade its parking facilities — $65,000 of which is slated to add to the existing eight charging stations for electric cars.
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The technology uses low-cost plastic antennas and devices placed on power lines so that the existing infrastructure is a guide for broadband signals.
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The EPA’s Energy Star program has added the capability to track waste and material use with the same ease of tracking energy and water use.
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Two panels at CES 2017 critiqued the move toward smart cities, agreeing efforts must be individualized and that the U.S. is somewhat behind other nations — but catching up.
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During the GO-NV Summit, both Local Motors and Keolis discussed plans to bring their self-driving shuttles to the Las Vegas area.
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If passed, the law would prevent renewable energy developers from using tax reliefs currently offered within 40 miles of a military field.
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In 2017, we’ll have to decide whether we can trust autonomous technology. That’s going to be much harder than we might expect.
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The designation, which initially doesn’t include any federal funding, would require the selected areas to follow national testing standards, share testing information and participate in committees reviewing testing data.
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Taking a look at Chicago's new sensor-based stormwater management system.
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The state's firms account for more than half of the fuel cell production in the northeastern United States.
