National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is currently investigating a number of aspects of electric vehicle (EV) technology. One area examines the requirements and feasibility of wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging that would aid in realizing […]
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) to supply a full suite of anti-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vehicles. Ascent Vision Technologies X-MADIS Expeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System […]
Researchers from Iowa State University and the University of Florida are working on a new system of “bury-and-forget” soil sensors and remote wireless data-collection networks that could help reduce the nitrogen fertilizer that leaves farm […]
Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) is facing criticism for lifting a tsunami warning 34 minutes after it was first issued following a major earthquake. The 7.5 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the hit the city of […]
Increasingly, the construction industry is taking advantage of a connected ecosystem to make their job-sites smarter by the use of IoT and sensors. Three areas serve as examples where sensors are building a connected network […]
McLean Care – an Australian regional senior care provider – is developing a virtual reality (VR) simulator in partnership with Deakin University with the aim of creating a safe, low-risk environment for drivers aged 70 […]
Researchers from the University of Washington and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are reporting the successful deployment of three undersea drones which will be autonomously monitoring the ebb and flow of sea ice in the […]
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $80.6 million fixed-price contract from the US Missile Defense Agency to build modified ballistic re-entry vehicles and separation modules for missile defense tests. The company will be developing and […]
The Emirate of Dubai has plans to install thousands of high-tech surveillance cameras throughout the city ahead of the World Expo 2020 where as many as 25 million visitors are expected to head to the […]
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