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Nicaraguans use crowdsourcing technology to create good maps
Taking a bus in Latin America can be a disorienting experience. While the light rail systems in places like Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro have system maps that are fairly easy to understand, most cities lack a comprehensive bus map. Several factors have kept bus maps from taking Read More...
Mercedes challenges Tesla with its own electric-truck pledge
Mercedes-Benz outlined plans to start selling an electric heavy-duty truck in about five years, a week after Tesla Motors Inc.’s initial sketch on battery-powered commercial vehicles failed to impress investors. The 26-metric-ton Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck will have a range of about 200 Read More...
Electric car economics are showing some sparks
Pushed by federal regulations, automakers are spending billions to develop new all-electric cars. But with gas prices staying relatively low, consumers aren't buying the electric offerings available now. Except for the glamorous and expensive Tesla Model S, electric vehicle sales for the first half Read More...
Scientists sniff out a new antibiotic in nose microbes
Your nose is a battleground. Just like your mouth or gut, it’s full of microbes. But while those other organs are regularlyflooded with food, the nose is a wasteland. Resources are scarce there, and competition is fierce, so nasal microbes have evolved many ways of outclassing and killing Read More...
New electric car battery delivers lots of power with little weight
The lithium-air batteries found in electric cars haven’t quite reached their full potential yet. They degrade rather quickly and waste a lot of energy input as heat, but scientists may have found a better way to power clean energy vehicles. Scientists have engineered a lithium-oxygen battery that Read More...
Tesco bids farewell to John West tuna due to sustainability concerns
In 2011, seafood company John West guaranteed consumers its tuna would be 100 percent sustainable by 2016. Unfortunately, as of now the fishing company still catches most of its fish with nets, a method that severely endangers wildlife. That’s why British multinational grocery retailer Tesco is Read More...
Clean energy gets set for takeoff in Abu Dhabi as solar plane ends journey across world
History was made this week in the world of clean energy transportation when the Solar Impulse 2 completed its flight across the world in Abu Dhabi without using a single drop of fuel. Perhaps it may seem odd that the solar plane landed in one of the world’s biggest oil producing countries, but Read More...
Self-healing fabric is the future of protective clothing
Self-repairing clothing is something parents could only dream of, but scientists have actually figured out to make this happen for protective clothing. To better protect workers who handle hazardous materials, a team of researchers have developed a new fabric coating that promises to neutralize Read More...
Porsche to create more than 1,400 jobs for electric car
Germany Porsche will boost the number of jobs for its first all-electric model by more than half from previous targets as part of parent Volkswagen's (VW) push to overcome its emissions scandal by embracing zero-emission cars and digital services. Porsche, the No. 2 contributor to VW group profit, Read More...
This beautiful bio-tracker promises to help women manage stress
The women's wearables market is heating up, with plenty of fitness trackers and smart jewelry to choose from—but somehow it's still hard to find devices that are beautiful, functional, and also reasonably priced. The Bellabeat Leaf Urban, which launches today, hits all three marks. It's a Read More...