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The magazine “Espansione” fostering sustainable mobility – Milan, 30 June 2010

By LucaC

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?

By FedericoM

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... »

Advanced mobility and ICT solutions in mountain environments – MIT

By admin

Filippo Dal Fiore, during the SWOMM Side Event at CSD18, explained research and development activities carried out by the Senseable City Laboratory at M.I.T, also providing some concrete case studies which could be successfully applied as advanced solutions for mountain areas. The Senseable City Laboratory researches are focusing in particular on new means of transport... »

Hybrid Trucks are delivering good news

By FedericoM

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... »

Compressed air cars: reality or chimera?

By FrancescoG

The research of alternative “environmental friendly” systems for sustainable mobility in urban areas has produced captivating and innovative technological solutions. Which among these are a real opportunity and which ones are just a chimera? The compressed air car, for instance, appeared several years ago and has been presented as a possible revolution in personal... »