Emerging Tech
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Five students at Dow High School in Midland, Mich., have co-authored research about agriculture in space that will soon appear in a major scientific journal. -
A situation in Twiggs County, Ga., highlights the different approaches local governments in Georgia are taking to manage a surge in data center proposals with little guidance or regulation at the state level.
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced.
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How do you prove that people have been vaccinated without putting their privacy at risk? The technology and best practices to make it happen exist. It's far from clear, however, if they're being used.
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Public transit ridership in the United States fell 53.3 percent in 2020, as cities responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has left an industry far from deflated, but geared for a revival.
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SponsoredThe VIVE Pro Secure is a first-of-its-kind system offering a fully TAA-compliant VR solution cleared for use in government classified or secure business environments where sensitive IP mandates authority to operate (ATO) certification.
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Transportation experts participating in the recent Urbanism Next conference stressed the importance of ‘mundane mobility’ like sidewalks and buses that run frequently and on time as solutions to deal with any number of city goals.
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More electric vehicle makers are considering the addition of onboard generators in newer models. The ability to generate power would be useful in extreme weather situations like the one Texas faced earlier this year.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic left many across the state of Rhode Island unemployed and seeking work in 2020, so a unique solution was born: a partnership that would modernize and simplify the search for a job.
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Sonoma County has entered into an agreement with the South Korean firm Alchera to outfit its network of fire-spotting cameras with software that detects wildfire activity and then alerts authorities.
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Sacramento International Airport is among a few in California to offer contactless scans for fliers willing to pay a monthly membership fee to bypass the TSA’s initial security checkpoints.
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Tech companies are now creating tools to help government find and fight misinformation online. One startup, Logically, explains how its new platform Logically Intelligence can root out dangerous content.
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Maine’s aggressive climate change goals could draw some valuable lessons from their Canadian neighbors. Taxes on fossil fuels and adjusted energy rates have helped Quebec move the needle toward EVs.
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The California Mobility Center recently opened in Sacramento as a one-stop location to grow next-gen transportation companies. The center will serve as a foothold for new companies in the state and the explosive EV market.
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To get a bird's-eye view of the city, Sioux Falls, S.D., has partnered with Nearmap, an aerial imagery technology company, to track the progress of its roadway construction and large landscape projects.
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OReGO is a voluntary road-usage fee program that allows drivers to pay 1.8 cents per mile traveled. The project could also serve as a mechanism for collecting highway funding from electric vehicle drivers.
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Search engines, like social media algorithms, get you to click on links by learning what other people click on. Enticing misinformation often comes out on top.
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San Diego’s approach to expand electric vehicle adoption could serve as a template for the state as the region explores opportunities to grow partnerships and collaboration to expand zero-emission vehicle use among all sectors of society.
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A community's wastewater can predict coronavirus cases that haven't yet been diagnosed. The quicker that information is known, the better.
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The Hoosier Talent Network, built out of a partnership between the state of Indiana and Eightfold AI, will help jobseekers find fitting employment with a little help from artificial intelligence.
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Rancho Mirage, a city in California’s Coachella Valley, is set to become the site of the U.S.’s first 3D-printed community. The 5-acre project will include 15 homes and is set to be completed by spring 2022.
