Who is winning the infrastructure war?
A battle for economic and strategic advantageCredit: World Scientific Why does infrastructure matter? Anthony Rowley, a veteran economic commentator, argues ...
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COVID-19 — Scenarios for the post-lockdown period in Italy
Infection has been reduced up to 70% as of May 1st. Thanks to developed model, scenarios can be drawn regarding ...
The impacts of gentrification on transportation and social support
Experiences of black working-poor families in Portland, OregonCredit: Photo by Cait McCusker The historically Black district of Albina in Portland, ...
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads more indoors at low humidity
Indian-German research team recommends at least 40 percent humidity in public buildingsCredit: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS Leipzig/New Delhi. The airborne transmission ...
Toward an ultrahigh energy density capacitor
By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient capacitor with dramatically increased energy densityCredit: ...
University of Missouri awarded $1.5 million to improve traffic safety, reduce congestion
MU engineers developing real-time, smart traffic management system for first use in greater St. LouisCredit: University of Missouri A $1.5 ...
What will our cities look like after COVID-19?
Credit: UBC The past few months have been a highly unusual time as people sheltered in place to prevent the ...
Will automated vehicles cut parking revenue?
Not overnight, but cities should plan aheadCredit: Image by Benjamin Clark and Anne Brown, NITC Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will challenge ...
USU launches NSF-funded engineering research center for electrified transportation
Credit: Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH -- The National Science Foundation has awarded Utah State University a five-year, $26 million ...
Story tips: Pandemic impact, root studies, neutrons confirm, lab on a crystal & modeling fusion
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Transportation - Gauging pandemic impact Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a machine ...
Portland State University releases nationwide guidance on bike share equity programs
A set of ten new technical briefs synthesizes best practices and case studies from over 70 U.S. bike share systems ...
Citizen science at heart of new study showing COVID-19 seismic noise reduction
Credit: Reprinted with permission from T. Lecocq et al., Science 10.1126/science.abd2438 (2020). Research published in the journal Science, using a ...
How does ridesourcing substitute for public transit network?
New research by SMART finds that one third of ridesourcing substitutes public transitCredit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Study ...
Battery breakthrough gives boost to electric flight and long-range electric cars
New battery technology developed at Berkeley Lab could give flight to electric aircraft and supercharge safe, long-range electric carsCredit: Courtesy ...