A step closer to driverless taxis....

A step closer to driverless taxis....
Via #ieee

Originally shared by IEEE

Google’s autonomous cars have now surpassed 1 million accident-free kilometers of driving! How many years away are we from being able to purchase autonomous vehicles? http://bit.ly/1ftKPdi

Which economies are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs), bridge the digital divide and extract value from big data?

Which economies are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs), bridge the digital divide and extract value from big data?
Interesting report.
Via Dominique Ristori
#ICT #digitalbridge #informationtechnology

Originally shared by Dominique Ristori

The top 10 countries for embracing IT

Via Richard Labelle 

#bigdata   #infrastructure

Will the wind in Spain blow slower?

Wind power equals the level of production of nucleaf power in Spain in MW.
Lets see how this growth will continue.
Via #bbc
#energy #windpower
Will the wind in Spain blow slower? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27032797
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27032797

This is a good ideia. Just hope the charging time is not too long....

This is a good ideia. Just hope the charging time is not too long....
#electricauto
Via Dominique Ristori


Originally shared by vadim kaprielov

Hella, an automotive supplier in Plymouth, is working with Germany-based Paul Vahle GmbH & Co., a supplier of mobile power and data transmission, to develop wireless charging systems for electric vehicles.

As wireless charging has become more available and easy to use, it also might allow automakers to reduce battery size and weight on electric vehicles, says says Marc Rosenmayr, CEO for Hella Electronics in North and South America

Rosenmayr adds that if inductive charging coils were embedded in streets, EVs also could be recharged when stopped at traffic lights or even while being driven.

The next step is developing standards for #wireless #charging to ensure the stations are compatible between various EVs, as well as different charging station designs. “We are working together with SAE International to establish universal standards to ensure that all systems, both stationary and onboard vehicles, are able to communicate and work together,” Rosenmayr says

The overall project is slated for advanced engineering with a customer, possibly as early as the summer of 2014. “We’re getting requests in Europe for a start of production in 2016,” says Alan Brown, Systems Engineer at Hella Electronics

http://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/Annual-2014/Hella-Working-to-Develop-Wireless-EV-Charging-Systems/
http://www.autofieldguide.com/articles/future-possibilities-for-wireless-ev-charging
http://articles.sae.org/12780/

World Car of the Year Awards were given out and the BMW i3 electric car was crowned as both the Green Car Of The Year and the Car Design Of The Year.

World Car of the Year Awards were given out and the BMW i3 electric car was crowned as both the Green Car Of The Year and the Car Design Of The Year.

Not as sporty as the BMW i8 but very innovative.
#greencar #award
http://inhabitat.com/bmw-i3-electric-vehicle-wins-green-car-award-and-design-of-the-year-at-the-2014-new-york-auto-show/

Great ideia to reduce energy consumption on street lights.

Great ideia to reduce energy consumption on street lights.

Via Dominique Ristori
#eletricity #streetlight

Originally shared by World Economic Forum

"It looks like you are driving through a fairytale." Could glow-in-the-dark roads replace street lamps? A stretch of 500 metres in the Netherlands has become the testing ground for a new kind of highway that lights itself. If successful, the idea could be expanded to include weather markings such as snowflakes when roads drop below a certain temperature. http://wef.ch/1eXbglT

Photo: The Marina Bay street circuit is illuminated in Singapore. Reuters/Edgar Su

Dutch unveil glow in the dark road

This goes to save energy

#energy
Dutch unveil glow in the dark road
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27021291
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27021291

2 of these cities I know well: Helsinki and Paris...

2 of these cities I know well: Helsinki and Paris...

Thanks. Via Dominique Ristori 
#smartcities  

Originally shared by Spotted by Locals

Do YOU live in a smart city? And, well, HOW smart is it, compared to the others in Europe and North America? - or: WHAT is a smart city anyway?
http://www.spottedbylocals.com/blog/the-worlds-smartest-cities/

Battery offers 30 second charging

Battery offers 30 second charging
A battery that can charge in under 30 seconds has been shown off at a technology conference in Tel Aviv
#batteries #nanotechnology

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26934932
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26934932

Interesting graphic on the impact of renewables energy production on the power exchange between Germany and France.

Interesting graphic on the impact of renewables energy production on the power exchange between Germany and France.
#renewables #solar #wind

Originally shared by International Energy Agency

Renewables success relies on the success of transmission. Integrated systems facilitate increased trade and balancing

Cane Toad

Cane Toad. Great funny Australian little story.

Cane Toad: http://youtu.be/t3ENUqV5-bw
http://youtu.be/t3ENUqV5-bw

New Batman car. A low cost model.

New Batman car. A low cost model.
#cars 
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/86499/if-superheroes-and-movie-stars-could-only-afford-cheap-cars

It seems sort of ironic that if Samsung’s claims turn out to be true then the first Graphene processors will be in future wearable devices instead of lets say, desktop computers. Of course, Samsung can be forgiven for saying this considering its a primarily mobile company after all, but it still stings to a PC Enthusiast like me. Graphene, aka the miracle material of the century, to be used in future smart watches; seems like an extract from Douglas Adam’s Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

It seems sort of ironic that if Samsung’s claims turn out to be true then the first Graphene processors will be in future wearable devices instead of lets say, desktop computers. Of course, Samsung can be forgiven for saying this considering its a primarily mobile company after all, but it still stings to a PC Enthusiast like me. Graphene, aka the miracle material of the century, to be used in future smart watches; seems like an extract from Douglas Adam’s Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

#graphene
http://www.technationnews.com/2014/04/06/samsung-claims-a-massive-graphene-wafer-breakthrough-begins-prototype-productioni-of-gfets-that-could-blow-away-competition/

This guy knows how to ride a bike....

This guy knows how to ride a bike....

#bike

Originally shared by Hans Conley

Road Bike Party 2 - Martyn Ashton: http://youtu.be/HhabgvIIXik
http://youtu.be/HhabgvIIXik

Some countries are doing more effort than others. China is leading.

Some countries are doing more effort than others. China is leading.
#renewables

Originally shared by EcoWatch

Pew Report Reveals Which Country is Winning the Clean Energy Race

The organization considers a variety of categories and measurable figures, pitting nations against one another to answer one question—Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race? Pew Research Center 

http://ecowatch.com/2014/04/03/pew-report-clean-energy-race/

US Navy tests robot fire-fighters

US Navy tests robot fire-fighters
Fire-fighting robots designed to withstand intense heat are to be tested by the US Navy this summer.

The Shipboard Autonomous Fire-fighting Robot (SAFFiR) has been built by engineers at Virginia Tech and other US universities.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26850631


#robots
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26850631

I hope that this 3D printed houses can reduce housing costs. The house comes with furniture...

I hope that this 3D printed houses can reduce housing costs. The house comes with furniture...
#architecture

Originally shared by IEEE

Architects in Amsterdam are building the world’s first 3D-printed house, including the furniture. The printer used to make this house is able to print a 2-meter wide and 3.5-meter tall section of building at a time. 
http://dailym.ai/1fKLUYy