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More Traffic, More Energy
Exploiting the traffic of cities to realize energy? It is possible thanks to piezoelectric materials put under the roads where vehicles pass every day. The so-called “piezoelectricity” is the capacity to produce electric current when subject to a mechanical stress, i.e. the movement of vehicles on the road. The company Innowartech, which launched the... »
Colorful biking
The developers of Contrail promote colorful bike rides! According to the project description, Contrail turns your bicycle into a paintbrush leaving a temporary mark of your bicycle’s path. You attach it to your bike and as you ride, it leaves a colorful line behind you. When many people ride with Contrail, the result is a colorful... »
China plans to build sustainable bus overriding cars to fight traffic and pollution
Traffic and pollution are becoming some of the major problems in China’s ever-expanding economy. With more than 60 million cars crossing the streets, the biggest automotive market in the world needed the traditional Chinese intuition for inventions to face the multiple factors connected with sustainable urban mobility. The answer came with the “3D Coach Express”,... »
A commitment for Sustainable Mobility from US most promising entrepreneurs
28 companies among 200 suggested by the Businessweek.com’s readers have been signalled among the most promising entrepreneurs of America. The companies’ rank is various, as small start ups as well as multi millionaires (in dollar) are both represented: their common character is that they all run business activities encompassing a social commitment. The companies passed... »
The magazine “Espansione” fostering sustainable mobility – Milan, 30 June 2010
On the 30 June 2010 the magazine “Espansione” is shaking the city of Milan on mobility, energy and environment by launching the event “Una scossa alla città – Mobilità, energia e ambiente”. “Espansione”, the monthly magazine of the newspaper “Il Giornale” dedicated to the economy, has always been focusing on the issues of energy, waste... »
Taiyou: a solar-powered lift for the future?
People enjoying winter holidays in the mountain generally come home with a beautiful tan, because of the stronger impact the sunbeams have on their skin due to the weakest filter exerted by the atmosphere. Today, a project from Fredrik Hilten – a Swedish industrial design student at Lund University – explores new ways of... »
Railways in mountain areas – UIC
Margrethe Sagevik, of the International Union of Railways (UIC), addressed the issue of railways in mountain areas during her presentation at the CSD18 SWOMM Side Event. The UIC is the Worldwide Association representing the Railway Sector, counting about 200 members from all continents. The scope of UIC mission is promoting the rail transport at a... »
Hybrid Trucks are delivering good news
Big trucks congesting roads and towns have often been targeted as having a major impact on climate change due to the high level of CO2 and pollutant emissions they release in the atmosphere. But a closer look to the present trends in the automotive & trucking industry suggests a different figure. Truck and truckers... »