Can cities make room for woodpeckers?
Researchers are deploying the latest mapping techniques to identify the most important suburban habitat for North America's largest woodpecker......»»
Sixteen US cities in National Cardiff Violence Prevention Network
Sixteen cities across the U.S. are supporting the implementation of a UK model for tackling violence......»»
XPeng secures partnership with mobility service providers to grow market share
China-based EV maker XPeng signed a strategic agreement with local mobility companies Xiaolinggou Travel Technology and China Auto Rental on January 9. The trio has brought XPeng's P7 model to car rental markets in five major cities in China......»»
Playbook notes 6 regions advancing EV equity
The "Equitable Electric Mobility Playbook" developed by Enterprise Holdings and the National League of Cities cites the following regions that it says is making progress toward electric vehicle equity......»»
Why rental car giant Enterprise is striving for EV charging access for all
Rental car giant Enterprise Holdings is working to ensure the public charging network is accessible to all, co-developing a playbook with the National League of Cities and deeply studying three cities......»»
Tesla owners protest against surprise price cuts they missed
Videos posted on social media showed crowds at Tesla stores and delivery centers in other Chinese cities from Chengdu to Shenzhen, suggesting wider consumer backlash......»»
US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot
California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape......»»
The best TV brands of 2023: from LG to TCL, which should you buy?
Anytime is a good time for a new TV! We've broken down the best TV brands on the market to help you decide which model should land in your living room......»»
Urban light pollution is a danger for marine ecosystems
Cities are artificially lit to allow humans to make use of the night. This light pollution means that stars are often barely visible in urban skies. But reduced stargazing is not the only impact of artificial light at night......»»
CES 2023: Dirac Live Active Room Treatment is ANC for your speakers
Swedish digital audio-processing master Dirac announced a new ANC-like room correction tech that uses your existing speakers to clean up your home audio......»»
Same As It Ever Was
When I was in college in the 1980s, David Byrne and the Talking Heads were in regular rotation in my room along with Pink Floyd, except for the one semester where the only thing I listed to was Dark Side of the Moon (ah – the joy of discovering.....»»
Researchers discover new process to create freestanding membranes of "smart" materials
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of scientists and engineers has developed a new method for making thin films of perovskite oxide semiconductors, a class of "smart" materials with unique properties that can change in response to stimuli.....»»
Spain sees hottest year on record in 2022
Spain in 2022 experienced the hottest year since records began, the country's national weather service said Monday, adding that several northern cities were also unseasonably warm on New Year's Day 2023......»»
Climate change is forcing cities to rethink their tree mix
Cities need to plant more trees. But not just any trees......»»
Memory module houses see limited room for further price drops
Contract prices for DRAM and NAND flash chips have limited room for further drops, having registered over 20% falls for the second consecutive quarter in the third quarter of 2022, according to sources at Taiwan-based memory module makers......»»
Is it safe? Why some animals fear using wildlife crossings
The recent capture and euthanizing of Los Angeles's well-known mountain lion P-22, whose numerous injuries were likely the result of being hit by a car, has highlighted the need for safe wildlife crossings in cities and other high-traffic areas......»»
Tencent Cloud announces support for virtual platform Metalife for realistic metaverse avatars
Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, today announced its support for Metalife, a new communication tool from Japan that can be used as an office, event venue, classroom, remote workspace, and meeting room in.....»»
Climate adaptation and mitigation can, and must, reinforce each other as much as possible
Where should we be building now that we are looking climate change in the face? Should we be investing in energy-intensive industries in low-lying areas of the Netherlands? How can cities be climate-resilient as they grow?.....»»
AirPods recovered after Find My tracked down thieving hotel employee
A hotel guest used Find My to help police track down her AirPods, after items were stolen from her room by an employee.Find My on an iPhoneOn June 20, during the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend, Sahar Mohammadzadeh discovered that her Louis Vuitton purs.....»»
Coherent manipulation of spin qubits at room temperature
A research group led by Prof. Wu Kaifeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences recently reported the successful initialization, coherent quantum-state control, and readout of spins at room temperature using.....»»
Greener cities promote social and climate inequalities: 28-city study
Cities creating or restoring greenspaces experience gentrification processes that exclude citizens from more vulnerable social groups. This is the finding of a scientific project by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Univers.....»»