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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Using technology that has diagnosed problems in the Amazon rain forest and the jungles of Borneo, researchers can pinpoint which trees are becoming too dry to survive, even when they may appear perfectly healthy.
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A group of automakers convened in Acme, Mich., to discuss how technology and the automotive industry are integrating.
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A final Offshore Wind Master Plan will provide "strategic options to support properly sited offshore wind development to combat climate change."
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The state's test site received recognition for requesting permission to fly drones beyond the line of visual sight at the Grand Sky business park on Grand Forks Air Force Base.
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The Louisville, Colo., City Council will vote on two partnerships with solar energy providers to bring in nearly 600 kW of electrical production.
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The University of Minnesota is partnering with Finland to introduce Deep Winter Greenhouses, a technology that can aid the growth of winter-hardy crops like lettuce, cabbages or broccoli with little or no added heat.
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Recently Uber introduced its ride-sharing service to Westmoreland County, Pa., creating a rift between city administrators and the cab industry.
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Carmakers have pushed for a national framework of laws, hoping to avoid dealing with a patchwork of regulations that might force self-driving cars to turn the wheel over to a human at some state borders.
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Self-driving truck company Otto showed off its automated semi-truck in Concord, Calif., on Aug. 4 while announcing the beginning of a testing program at GoMentum Station.
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The most contentious battle these days between conservation groups and town officials concerns the future of the large Boreas Ponds tract, the most scenic and highly coveted parcel in a recent land purchase.
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Animals and plants will need escape hatches to move to cooler climes as the planet warms, but few parts of the U.S. have the natural habitat available for these migrations.
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The anti-nuclear movement in the U.S. is at a critical juncture as worries over climate change grow.
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Google’s efforts to highlight “areas of interest” reveals much about the development of Houston. It also says something about the way Google portrays urban life.
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After being announced as the winner of the DOT's first "Smart Cities" challenge, Columbus is excited to begin work on its next-gen transit system, but results will more likely come in years, not months.
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By the end of this year, the California Energy Commission will adopt energy efficiency guidelines for computers, becoming the first state in the nation to do so.
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Unlike the most common rooftop solar systems, self-supply systems connect to batteries and do not send excess power to the grid.
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Project Wing's testing at one of six federally approved sites in the U.S. will be to help the federal government create policies for safely bringing goods to U.S. consumers by air.
