They traced the oil to the onshore pipeline that spilled into a culvert running under the U s. 101 freeway
They traced the oil to the onshore pipeline that spilled into a culvert running under the U s. 101 freeway
and the full parliament, would allow Internet providers to use"reasonable"measures to manage online traffic,
"Allen said cord-cutters are finding other ways to watch their favourite shows and some believe they were paying too much for television.
Marjie Lynn was looking for ways to save money when she decided to cut ties with her television provider."
We have no other way of explaining what we have seen. But the scientific method is such that we have submitted a paper to a journal,
Wi-fi Aware is a way for devices and apps to scan their surroundings for other devices
Location-based services have been billed as a convenient way to target information to people, such as shoppers,
but the Wi-fi Alliance says Wi-fi Aware operates in a very power efficient way"through a unique process of discovery
Commuting apps, smart cars and smarter parking New apps and other technologies are improving the urban traffic experience.
will have on the future of traffic over the next decade or two. Applications that may make the most difference come from networking data and people.
or where there are bicycles to share may be relatively simple, but she says they offer the biggest opportunity.
"He is looking for ways of"reducing urban congestion with digital infrastructure"rather than building new expressways, for example.
Irving advocates an integrated platform that brings together automobiles, public transit, cycling and walking, with incentives to drive behaviour,
which foresees a transport network connecting vehicles, transport infrastructure and individual mobile devices. That strategy takes advantage of new-generation cars as rolling collections of sensors
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute think tank expects those and other technologies, like smart parking
and implementing systems with apps that drivers can use to find out about available parking spots nearby and, in some cases,
and sensors to speed up the parking once they get there. In congested downtowns, drivers looking for parking account for up to a third of the automobile traffic.
Commuters in hundreds of cities can use apps to get real-time arrival information for public transit stops,
and data shows a modest increase in riders because of those apps. A City College of New york study of the New york city system found a two per cent increase in bus ridership through 2013
with much of that increase on the most-travelled routes. While Litman says these technologies will produce incremental improvements,"Every city
I know of is doing something to improve their walking, cycling and public transit, "which he says is the long-term solution to traffic congestion.
When it comes to decisions about roads and expressways, those cities have to consider a difficult-to-discern future.
Nonetheless, the average American spends over 40 hours per year stuck in traffic, it found. A study published this month in the Journal of the American Planning Association found that between 1995 and 2009,
"We can predict better the way people will choose to move through a city by how we plan our land uses"than with any kind of traffic modelling.
because if we're directing our growth to places people don't have access to by public transit,
we're simply adding more drivers to an already overloaded road system, "Keesmaat says. For her, public transit, not cars, is where technology could have a transformative role.
She notes that increasing vehicle occupancy helps, but, for example, with 69 per cent of the people coming into downtown Toronto taking public transit,"At the end of the day,
the significant changes in urban mobility really have to do with the growing sophistication of public transit."
"The Toronto Transit Commission will be rolling out automatic train control in 2017. Keesmaat says that could produce as much as a 20 per cent capacity increase by allowing trains to operate closely together,
while eventually saving money on salaries through the driverless trains. When he was recently in Istanbul to do a workshop for transit planners,
Litman learned that city is buying a fleet of 400 new buses, all with onboard Wi-fi, USB ports at every seat and bike racks.
He says the incremental costs are tiny for new bus fleets but these features could attract 20 to 40 per cent of people who would otherwise drive.
From San francisco Jeff Wood monitors developments in urban transport technology at The Direct Transfer website. While he says"transit agencies are pretty far behind the times
when it comes to tech, "he adds that interesting new things are happening all over the place, from driverless trolleys and subway trains in Copenhagen, Vancouver and elsewhere,
to various systems for powering buses, including rapidly charging the batteries of electric buses at their route stops.
Wood says increasing the frequency of buses and trains is key, but"the network is the biggest thing:"
"public transit integrated with car sharing, bikesharing, Uber, Lyft, and similar services, and eventually autonomous vehicles a
#Cord-cutting grows as more people flee traditional TV, report says In living rooms across the country, viewers are cutting ties with conventional television
and hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. Growing number of Canadians cutting traditional television, CBC research shows A new report predicts that cord cutting is poised to gain momentum,
and we are going to have way more choice'-Chris Devine, cord-cutter It's compelling enough for the Devine family in Burlington, Ont.
checks out the dizzying number of streaming services that offer viewers an alternative way to watch TV.
and we are going to have way more choice, "he concludes. More choice without borders Taylor with IDC says the growing selection of streaming content is another reason viewers are jumping ship from traditional TV.
and transformed the way they watch TV, many Canadians still enjoy tuning in to comfortable, conventional,
She taps the phone's screen in a certain pattern, records a spoken phrase and walks a short distance while the phone's motion sensors measure her gait."
where tech companies are also working on new ways of bringing patients and doctors together online, applying massive computing power to analyze DNA and even developing ingestible"smart"pills for detecting cancer.
For scientists, a smartphone app is a relatively inexpensive way to reach thousands of people living in different settings and geographic areas.
because the company keeps finding ways to succeed. I imagine wel have another Imergy story up before too long
To put it another way, each silicon nanofiber is more than 100 times thinner than your hair.
and managing their own microgrids. icrogrids will become one of the primary ways consumers and businesses around the world get their electricity in the future.
Solar, software and storage are making distributed energy possible in the same way that semiconductors,
software applications and digital storage paved the way for distributed computing. With the right storage technology and software the management of microgrids is seamless, safe
but for me nothing is worse than seeing my car covered in slush and road salt.
thanks to Transport for London finally getting around to approving them after several years of work on the topic.
This means that there finally some competition for the diesel-fume-belching cabs there now.
acceleration isn likely to match that of the Tesla Model Swhich you can also hail for taxi in service in London,
but I going to guess is between 25 and 35 miles) is estimated to save taxi drives between £20 and £40 per day,
the environmental benefits via reduced emissions and air pollution are certainly worth noting taxis are, after all, responsible for a great deal of air pollution in many large cities l
#Bridj A Popup Bus That Learns Travelers Habits Boston transportation has a new private transit app that learns the habits
Transit options become streamlined by the app itself. ridj is your everyday transportation system that adapts in real-time to where you live work and play,
select the trip that best meets your needs, purchase in-app and youe on your way.
a popup bus service that shows up where people need it to. Katharine Q. Seelye wrote in the New york times about this new way of transport.
Seelye explains the unpredictability of the subway according to typical Boston commuter. This problem and the walking distance coupled with that makes it difficult as a reliable transportation for the busy worker with punctual needs.
For example atie Pasciucco, 34, an account manager at a software company, is a typical Boston commuter.
Her door-to-door trip to work is just 4. 5 miles but takes at least 50 maddening minutes.
The problems with the T are the reason people will pay more for Bridj instead of the city bus fare of $1. 50 and subway fare of $2.
switching from a Web-based booking system with predetermined routes to a model that driven by the app
Bridj is one of many means in this Boston market of transit services. Third in the country as far as cities not dependent on owning cars for transportation,
Boston is full of transit options. Perhaps Bridj might look at electric vehicles soon. In the world of electric buses, the big name is BYD, a Zayed Future Energy Prize winner,
but there also Proterra, Motiv Power, and others. A new partnership between Google and Motiv Power works as follows:
Public transit, car sharing, Bridj and growing options of transit are all nice. One of the key advantages of electric buses,
not just select cities and routes
#Lithium batteries With 200%Typical Energy density Solid Energy, a Boston-based startup, recently said it has developed battery materials that have 200%greater energy density.
000 and are looking to invest it in that way. At this time, the company strategy is to expand in the Midwestern and Western US.
More biorefineries such as the Calgren plant could help California solve multiple challenges a boost in production of clean transport fuels, the reduction in agricultural waste and for local residents,
ultra-low carbon transportation fuels, said Regenis Vice president Bryan Vanloo. Furthermore, Steve Dvorak, President of DVO, reminded the audience that one cow alone creates about 100 to 130 cubic feet of biogas a day,
In the US alone, it estimated that about 27%of people live in some sort of apartment situation with shared parking.
which can support up to ten EV chargers without costly infrastructure upgrades to the building by doling out power in a smarter way.
E focus on life-cycle operations is consistent with the way we operate our wind farms, said Michael Polsky,
water comes throughn your basements, in a parking garage. Secondly, if this water gets to the steel reinforcementsn concrete we have all these steel rebarsf they corrode, the structure collapses.
It is now a standard material for everything from road surfaces to roadway infrastructure items, such as sidewalks, curbs, and gutters.
#Finally A Declared Road To North american Energy & Climate Action The US, Canada, and Mexico have mirrored just the European union in seeking a continent-wide approach to North american energy and related climate change.
but the intimate new working atmosphere may find ways to soften or bypass them t
and cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions. an Beat m? Join m The oil companiesjoint statement effectively reverses previous claims from industry that petroleum causes the environmentnd the crucial atmospheric greenhouseo harm.
offsetting 45 million metric tons of damaging carbon emissions the equivalent of removing 10 million cars off our roads
and highways. ailing the new ITC extension, Resch added, e applaud Congressman Thompson for his continued leadership on issues vital to our economy
Norsepower trials confirm fuel savings of 2. 6 percent using a single small Rotor Sail on a route in the North sea.
followed by the 18-meter-high rotor during an ordinary seven-hour harbor stay. Norsepower target installation for vessels is four large rotors installed on one vessel.
With these larger installations, Norsepower forecasts substantial savings of 20 percent for vessels traveling on favorable wind routes.
It our goal to find ways to establish sustainable shipping with minimal impact on our environment,
The Norsepower announcement is one of many such trials that can pave the way to a low-carbon shipping industry.
cheaper way of producing energy. Fast beats slow One of key competitive advantages the fossil fuel industry has had is the huge capital,
easy to finance, more convenient, popular and clean energy and transport that will get even cheaper over time.
but it not the main question because either way it a very different outcome than most are planning for.
They know that today we spend around twice as much on motor transport fuel as we do on electricity.
#Google street view Now Monitors Urban Air pollution Wee come to rely on Google street view for everything from roads to hiking paths to coral reefs,
when 40,000 vehicles hit the road but O3 levels were low because sunshine had started just its photochemical reactions.
and breathe in an entirely new way by integrating Aclima mobile sensing platform with Google maps and Street view cars, said Davida Herzl,
While the Google street view partnership could change the way we live and breathe outside, Aclima is focused also acutely on how we live
MECS provide a new way to capture carbon with fewer environmental issues says Roger D. Aines leader of the fuel cycle innovations program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and a co
We may be able to replicate magnetoception by way of an implant or external sensor--such as a new device developed by a team of researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Solid State
imperceptible magneto-sensitive skin that enables proximity detection navigation and touchless control the paper's abstract reads.
One way, as researchers at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies are finding out,
In this way, the robot can gather individual steps from various videos and assign them rules according to its programming,
In Adanelie's case the 3d model provided us with way to create a surgical option for her survival.
has found a way to harness electricity from living plants, using them to power Wi-fi hotspots, cell phone chargers,
There is still a long way to go with regards to making enough energy to have a completely reliable commercial product,
It become clear that there are many alternative ways to generate energy without destroying the planet d
and revolutionize the way diabetics keep their blood sugar levels in check. For people affected by diabetes,
Principle Investigator Yoichi Ochiai and his fellow researchers at DNG have found a way to use lasers,
When the cone moves one way, one of the magnets pull it another direction. This provides a boost to the mast movement,
The experimental pill works in the same way as gastric pacemakers to suppress appetite. A gastric pacemaker is an implant that is surgically placed in the stomach and wired to the vagus nerve.
23:02 GMT, 18 may 2015 A new device that stimulates the tongue may be a new way to tackle tinnitus.
As well as making replicas, this technology allows people to get a feel for artefacts too. t's a way to bring them back to life
and pushing their mouse to one side as eye-control becomes the latest way to play games.
The X-37b space plane, a secretive, experimental program run by the Air force, is capable of remaining in space for almost two years.
The mini military space plane is poised for liftoff Wednesday on another long orbital test flight. The three previous missions also began with rocket launches from Cape canaveral Air force station.
Although largely mum about this X-37b flight, the Air force has acknowledged a thruster experiment involving electric propulsion.
'We are investigating an experimental propulsion system on the X-37b on Mission 4,'Captain Chris Hoyler,
Spaceflightnow. com revealed more details of the flight, which is described as a'hall thruster electric propulsion test.'
'It's conceivable that a spy plane would introduce new versatility into overhead reconnaissance.''The X-37b space drone,
However, it lands using a runway like a normal aircraft. The X-37b is too small to carry people onboard,
but does have a cargo bay similar to that of a pickup truck, which is just large enough to carry a small satellite.
The plane has been in space for a total of 674 days, far more than its two previous flights
#Lightsail launches to test revolutionary solar technology in Earth orbit A small spacecraft designed to test solar sail technology in Earth orbit has taken flight in a successful launch.
On this particular flight, though, Lightsail will be in too low an orbit to escape the clutches of Earth.
But this flight will be a key test to not only prove that the physics of solar sailing works as theorised
and even lasers, there are many ways people can restore or correct their vision. But the latest so-called'bionic'lens promises to not only restore sight,
-although Dr Webb has not categorised it in this way. Elsewhere the lens is made of'inert biocompatible polymeric materials that do not cause biophysical changes within the eye.
such as superhuman strength and a way of deflecting bullets, but it is a work in progress. Two years ago, the US Special Operations Command (Ussocom) called on scientists to develop a suit reminiscent of the version seen in the Iron man films that uses nanotechnology
They would also need to prove iris recognition was the least intrusive way to achieve that goal.
scripts and other ways information is stored to look at how they are interrelated.''We're augmenting Web crawlers to behave like browsers-in other words,
executing scripts and reading ads in ways that you would when you usually go online.'
'Kordestani described the product launch as a way to remove friction for users so they buy more things onlinereports in the Wall street journal suggested earlier this month the search giant was planning to rollout a'Buy'button on its Shopping tab.
#Air force bosses reveal plans for hypersonic planes that could fly from New york to London in an HOUR by 2023 By Mark Prigg For Dailymail. com Published:
20:46 GMT, 2 june 2015 Air force bosses have revealed they hope to have a hypersonic plane capable of crossing countries in minutes by 2023.
the Pentagon's research entity, plan to have a new and improved hypersonic air vehicle by 2023.
launch it off an aircraft and it could go hypersonic.''It was able to go more than Mach 5 until it ran out of fuel.'
'The new air vehicle could be used to transport sensors, equipment or weaponry in the future, depending upon how the technology develops.
so the military could strike targets at a safe distance without putting pilots and aircraft at risk.'
Experimental unmanned aircraft developed for the U s. Air force have gone already hypersonic during tests off the Southern California coast,
The test marked the fourth and final flight of an X-51a by the Air force
of which have scheduled test flights for 2018 or 2019. The same technology could also revolutionise air travel -although military bosses have their own goal.'
'We are the Air force. What do we want to do with this technology? We want to weaponize it,'Ryan Helbach,
currently today to get from NY to LA is a five hour flight in a commercial aircraft.
'The previous three flights ended in failure or didn't reach the intended speed. Though the aircraft was designed to reach Mach 6,
or six times the speed of sound, program officials were satisfied with its performance in the latest test.'
accelerating the aircraft to Mach 5. 1 at 60,000 feet. The flight ended with a planned plunge into the ocean.
The Waverider traveled more than 230 miles in six minutes making it the longest hypersonic flight of its kind.
Engineers gathered data before it splashed down. Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works, which built the Waverider,
it said it will continue hypersonic flight research c
#Drown out screaming children and loud commuters with volume knobs for your EARS: Buds alter pitch to tune out any sound Ever wanted to drown out certain sounds around you,
such as the roar of a passing subway or a crying baby? An innovative pair of wireless earbuds promises to do just that, by changing the pitch
the company explained. uppress the jet engine on an airplane. Reduce a baby crying. Boost the bass at a club.
In a video, the company revealed how at the touch of a button the sound of a passing subway could be silenced.
stadiums and flights) where you can control and curate what happening in real time.'
#World's first BIOLIMB created: Dead arm'brought back to life'in the lab could allow amputees to grow replacement limbs In a world first,
Dyson has also come up with a way get the lights, which come in clamp, desk and standard light forms,
#Planes may soon have SELF-HEALING wings: Breakthrough material clots like blood to help surfaces repair themselves Tiny cracks on the wings of aircraft can lead to jets being grounded at a cost of millions of pounds.
But British chemists have a solution-a self-healing compound that could enable wings to heal themselves in a similar way to how human skin repairs itself.
is said to have tarted on the back of an envelopeas the team looked at ways to prevent tiny cracks from forming in places such as aircraft wings.
self-healing technology could also make safety checks by airlines become much cheaper to carry out.
It is not the first company to use technology in this way, but Samsung said its Mirror OLED display panel has more than 75 per cent reflectance level
and interact with it in ways that have never been possible, the Vancouver-based team writes on Kickstarter.
'He added that the light'will pave the way towards the realisation of atomically thin, flexible and transparent displays'.
It had been thought these cells broke down in a random way when they died in the cell.
and much like fighter jet pilots are ejected from their downed aeroplane, we have discovered certain molecules are pushed free from the dying cell,
or infection. lternatively we may have discovered the transportation mechanism for a virus to infect other parts of the body.
could now help scientists develop new ways of harnessing the power of the immune system to fight off disease.
to target unmanned planes in the air. By directing high-frequency microwaves towards a target, it is theoretically possibly to destroy unprotected electronics.
The deal was announced at the Paris Airshow. Oneweb constellation will be ten times as large as any commercial network launched so far,
#Ford unveils its all-terrain electric bike: Folding Mode: Flex has sat-nav, collision sensors and adapts to roads and mountains By Victoria Woollaston for Mailonline Published:
10:54 GMT, 24 june 2015 Updated: 10:54 GMT, 24 june 2015 Google and Blocks may be leading the way
when it comes to modular phones and watches, but Ford is hoping to bring the concept to your morning commute.
At a conference in California, the car maker unveiled its latest prototype folding electric bike called Mode:
It builds on the technology used in Ford's previous electric bikes but adds a twist-the battery,
Pro bikes unveiled at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona under Ford's Handle on Mobility scheme.
fold to fit on a train or in the boot of a car, and with pedal assist, help riders reach speeds of up to 15mph (25km/h). They are also part of the company's wider Smart mobility plan,
These handlebars also light up to make the bikes more visible to motorists. And each of the bikes works with an app called Mode:
Link, currently only compatible with the iphone 6. This app acts as a sat-nav
The app also finds bike-friendly roads, hazards and alerts, and could'communicate'with other vehicles.
Its multimodal navigation and smart routing lets riders filter journeys based on cost, time, and the amount of cycling required, compared to driving.
The bike's centre frame assembly includes the motor and battery, while the front and rear assemblies and wheels can be configured for road,
mountain or city riding''In many cities, driving your vehicle from home to work is explained not feasible
'The bike's centre frame assembly includes the motor and battery, while the front and rear assemblies and wheels can be configured for road, mountain or city riding.'
'It added the bike can also be charged while stowed in the back of a car.
As part of the announcement, Ford also said it is extending its Mode: Link app for use on the smartwatch to bring real-time data to the rider's wrist.
There are no immediate plans to release the bikes but Ford said they will help test alternative transportation ideas. t
#Medical cannabis DOESN'T ease pain, nausea, vomiting, sleep disorders or Tourette's By Lizzie Parry for Mailonline Published:
'This is a cheap way of making displays on a flexible substrate with full-color generation,
'At Divergent Microfactories, we've found a way to make automobiles that holds the promise of radically reducing the resource use
This results in better fuel economy and less wear on roads, it claims. Equipped with a 700-horsepower bi-fuel engine that can use either compressed natural gas or gasoline
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