The city of Toronto announced plans for a new waterfront development in February. They read like a wish list for any urbanist: 800 affordable apartments, a two-acre forest, a rooftop farm, a new arts venue focused on indigenous culture, and a zero-carbon pledge.
The mythology of the Orient Express luxury trains, which revolutionized rail travel about 140 years ago, is still going strong. The renowned train from Orient Express, a pioneer in travel since 1883, is coming back, along with a brand-new format.
The new 240-metre-long diamond-shaped hanging bridge is the new tourist attraction in Georgia may be reserved only for thrill seekers.
The German automotive component manufacturer, has announced that its Continental tires containing polyester made from recycled PET bottles are now available to all European dealers.
Modern robots are becoming increasingly significant in security, agriculture, and manufacturing. Researchers are now attempting to imbue these robots with a human-like sense of touch.
Researchers at IIASA have developed a new energy storage concept that could convert high-rise buildings into batteries to improve power quality in urban areas. Lift Energy Storage Technology (LEST) is a novel gravitational-based energy storage solution that stores energy in lifts and empty apartments in tall buildings.
The search for carbon-neutral energy sources is becoming more vital as the struggle against climate change intensifies. Green hydrogen is a promising fuel in a carbon-neutral economy, and initiatives to manufacture it are now underway. One of the difficulties is safely storing and transporting the potentially explosive gas.
The Global 8000 aircraft, the world's fastest and longest-range purpose-built business jet, has been unveiled by the Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier. It has been innovatively designed with the industry's healthiest cabin for safety, comfort, and performance without compromise.
A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has developed a new cooling method that offers a significant increase in device power per unit volume over conventional approaches.
According to a new Juniper Research study, global CO2 emissions savings from smart traffic management systems will be 205 MMT (Million Metric Tons) by 2027, a 41 percent increase from 145.7 MMT in 2022. According to analysts, this figure is nearly twice the CO2 emissions from UK domestic transportation in 2019.
