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Smart street light saves 80% of energy
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Smart street light saves 80% of energy

Delft Technical University Netherlands is testing a smart street lighting system on campus, using less than 80% of the electricity that the system currently consumes and…

December 11, 2018
Globe fly rescue aid
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Globe fly rescue aid

Japanese researchers have invented what they call the 'flying object of the future,' which is used for search and rescue operations by flying in buildings weakened by ea…

December 11, 2018
'Green' trains in Europe
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'Green' trains in Europe

The first solar tunnel in Europe was officially opened in Belgium, with the goal of providing clean energy for trains connecting the continent.

December 11, 2018
Attach a satellite tracking device to birds
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Attach a satellite tracking device to birds

Scientists at the British Institute for the Study of Birds (The Institute) have attached an automatic satellite (GPS) device to cuckoo birds to monitor their migration t…

December 11, 2018
Production of solar vehicles
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Production of solar vehicles

Toyota's Japanese automaker has installed 17,000 photovoltaic panels at a plant in Debyshire, England, estimated to provide enough power to produce 7,000 vehicles a…

December 11, 2018
Transparent aircraft will be born in 2050
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Transparent aircraft will be born in 2050

Airbus Airbus President Charles Champion, in a press conference on June 14, 2011, at Royal Musicians in London, revealed the intentions of the group that they had planne…

December 11, 2018
It has four times the speed of sound
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It has four times the speed of sound

Airbus has unveiled a non-polluting airplane design that could shorten the flight time from London to Tokyo to 2 hours 30 minutes.

December 11, 2018
Monitoring device under the skin
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Monitoring device under the skin

Scientists are developing new generation batteries that can be implanted under the skin and transmitting signals through a wireless transmitter.

December 11, 2018