🚘 Transportation
Transportation in all forms and sizes are getting cleaner and the vehicles are self-driving. We for example cover electric cars, airplanes and trucks but also drones and all kinds of autonomous vehicles.
⏲ Electric cars will be able to fully charge in five minutes
When the price of batteries continues to decrease, along with the shorter time needed to charge the car - then we pass the tipping point with a bang
🔌 This charging robot charges an electric car where there are no fixed chargers
If there are not enough charging posts in the parking lot, a charging robot can come to the rescue.
🛩 Jet fuel made of CO2, is it possible?
The aviation industry is really trying to reduce its global carbon footprint. Now a team from Oxford University in the UK might have found an experimental process turning CO2 into jet fuel.
🔋 The price of batteries for electric vehicles has fallen by 88 percent in ten years
Lithium-ion batteries have fallen sharply in price over the past decade, and in three years' time they may be so cheap that electric cars do not cost more to make than petrol and diesel cars.
✈ Quantum computer optimizes flight routes
Researchers have shown that a quantum computer can solve practical problems that traditional computers cannot solve in a reasonable amount of time.
🚙 Electric vehicles gain traction in Southern Africa
Governments across the globe are making efforts to reduce carbon emissions and Zimbabwe is no exception. The Southern African country is now putting policies in place to promote electric vehicles together with renewable energy.
📱 Sweden breaks world record in 5G on trains
It's possible to get transfer speeds of over one gigabit per second, even on a moving train, as shown in a test carried out by KTH.
🌉 Smart concrete provides safer and cheaper bridges
Self-healing concrete with built-in sensors can reduce repair costs and reduce the risk of more collapsing concrete structures.
🚗 Electric car manufacturing reaches Ludicrous Speed
Elon Musk is probably best known for Tesla and there is a strong reason for that. More and more carmakers are now developing electric cars, and a new model even has solar panels on the roof.