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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Whether you’re terrified at the thought of robots taking over the task of driving, or you look forward to a day when human mistakes are eliminated, car manufacturers are installing autonomous features as quickly as they can.
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The company joins Lyft, Google and others in the race to develop the technology that will allow humans to let go of the wheel.
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The town that delivers more solar power per customer than any other in the country used batteries to get the job done. Could the same model work for other small towns and counties?
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The patent is for an adhesive substance to be on the front of autonomous vehicles in the case that a pedestrian collision occurs. The adhesive will prevent further injury from the pedestrian hitting the ground after the impact.
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Her intense focus on the minutiae of the streets confuses cause and effect, and virtually ignores infrastructure.
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METRO Houston customers can use their phone to buy tickets. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for transit innovation.
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The grants can be used for installing LED technology, upgrading traffic signals and performing regional operations, such as retiming, developing special event plants and monitoring traffic signals.
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The Department of Energy is expected to decide next month whether to award some $40 million to as many as five floating wind projects that have already won previous funding.
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A strong majority of the voters surveyed say they can afford a higher tax, especially if it addresses the mounting delays that have brought South Bay Area freeways to a grinding halt.
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City officials say they're looking at autonomous and electric vehicles and a payment system that bridges all modes of transportation.
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The Alphabet-owned company is piloting a carpool-enabling app for Silicon Valley commuters.
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To tackle the problem of vacant properties, Memphis is acknowledging that it needs help.
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The California Department of Water Resources' calculator has been developed so that individuals and households can determine their true water footprint.
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Kinder Institute is sponsoring $10,000 effort to improve an underused plot of land near a light-rail stop.
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Yes, climate change is creating conditions for the extraordinary wildfires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, but El Niño played a bigger role, says atmospheric scientist.
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City officials are preparing an application that includes new, smarter infrastructure, as well as an app that would let residents compare various transportation options and pricing on the fly.
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Participants will probe 500 data sets from the city and hackathon partners in hopes of creating technology to help the city achieve the goal of curbing greenhouse gases by 40 percent by 2030.
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Big data studies often use easily available user-generated data from the Internet. Researchers assume that this data offers a window into reality. It doesn't necessarily.
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