How dangerous are burning electric cars?
Fire experiments in test tunnelCredit: Amstein+ Walthert Progress AG / Empa There' s a loud bang, and then it starts: ...
Tag: Urbanization
High walk and bike scores associated with greater crash risk
Walkable zones often home to attractive destinations -- creating conflicts among road usersCredit: UBC Neighbourhoods with high bikeability and walkability ...
Want to save shelter animals? Fight for social justice
Humane communities would endorse animal-friendly affordable housing, living wages, and recognize the importance of human-animal bondsCredit: Stanford University Press Overpolicing ...
Manolis Kogevinas wins John Goldsmith Award
ISGlobal researcher receives the highest honour in the field of Environmental Epidemiology for his vital contributions to public healthCredit: Barcelona ...
Study shows socioeconomic status linked to heart failure mortality in United States
Research highlights importance of addressing socioeconomic factors to improve outcomesCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND -- Heart failure is a medical condition ...
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, ...
Public health consequences of policing homelessness
Credit: UNSPLASH: Photo credits go to Matt Collamer Two weeks ago, Colorado State Patrol troopers began clearing out nearly 200 ...
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, $26 million ...
Hot urban temperatures and tree transpiration
Credit: Photo by Josephine Baran on Unsplash Shade from urban trees has long been understood to offer respite from the ...
Portland State University releases nationwide guidance on bike share equity programs
A set of ten new technical briefs synthesizes best practices and case studies from over 70 U.S. bike share systems ...
How does ridesourcing substitute for public transit network?
New research by SMART finds that one third of ridesourcing substitutes public transitCredit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Study ...
Climate-friendly Cooling Could Cut Years of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Save US$ Trillions: UN
As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; ...
NYU Tandon’s Urban Future Lab and leading organizations launch carbontech initiative
Leading climatetech innovation organizations launch multi-year initiative to accelerate the trillion-dollar carbon-to-value marketCredit: NYU Tandon New York City, N.Y., and ...
UTA researching how to meet demands in markets that include alternative energy sources
Balancing supply and demand in the electricity marketCredit: UT Arlington Texas has emerged as a leader in alternative energy sources, ...
FSU researchers find sun, rain transform asphalt binder into potentially toxic compounds
Credit: Credit: Sydney Niles TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A dramatic oil spill, such as the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf ...
Perovskite solar cells developed by NTU Singapore scientists record highest power conversion
Use of existing industry method brings perovskites a step closer to market adoptionCredit: NTU Singapore A team of researchers at ...
The monster is us: Jordan Peele’s Get Out exposes society’s horrors
New essay collection explores the ways Jordan's Peele's 2017 film "Get Out" "revolutionizes the gothic and horror tradition at the ...
Research explores how youth are excluded from public spaces, design practices
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa -- America's youth have historically been excluded from using public spaces how they want, ...
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