Infrastructure
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages. -
A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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El Niño will bring much-needed moisture to the Golden State. But how much of that moisture will the state be able to use?
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The same push-and-pull factors that lured Tesla into Nevada are working for Faraday Future, which is headed by several former Tesla employees.
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The state sponsored initiative is meant to provide ultra-fast Internet to attract tech companies to settle in Pasco County, Fla., and pair it with modern public transportation and various types of housing.
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The Code.org sponsored movement is aiming to better prepare students for working with computers and breaking down stereotypes that its not for all.
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Sensors built in to highway underpasses will be able to pick up on clues from how fast you are moving to how loud you may be talking on the phone to illuminate the path.
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Paul Chu, founding director and chief scientist at the University of Houston’s Texas Center for Superconductivity, discusses how energy storage could revolutionize the grid, and how Texas plays a role in advancing the technology.
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Much of the talk in Paris is about bringing capital to bear on climate change. That would have a profound effect on our urban economies.
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Somerville, Mass., is New England’s most densely populated city -- and it's testing a new way to alleviate congestion and free up more space for public transit, pedestrians and bicyclists.
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The experience is best described as being a disconnected driver in one of the auto industry’s most connected cars.
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The organization is spending $42 million to help the selected cities improve their performance and services using data-driven decision-making.
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The Autopilot mode combines four features: auto steer, auto lane change, auto park and side collision avoidance. These elements, working in concert with adaptive cruise control, enable the most sophisticated form of semi-autonomous driving on the market.
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Equipment is expected to begin shipping this month, and tests could begin as early as the first quarter of 2016.
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Based on recent findings, sustainable urban developments aren’t limited to the finite land right near rail stations.
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Installing smart streetlights often provides a start point for cities to begin experimenting with the Internet of things and deploying more Internet connected devices.
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Smart, connected, possibly self-driving vehicles are coming — and leaders trying to make them happen say cities can and should serve as accelerators for their development.
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What will the cities of tomorrow be like? Today's innovations offer clues.
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The Department of Technology already maps its fiber-optic wires, so the current push is to make sure the map is comprehensive and includes all city agencies.
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The Chicago suburb will use porous asphalt streets, absorbent turf and emergency storage for excess storm water.
