How smart street furniture is reshaping our cities
Smart street furniture improves accessibility and connectivity in our cities, but important questions about data access and security remain unanswered.
A study by the University...
The role of green infrastructure in bolstering resilience in our cities
Green infrastructure investment helps cities survive shocks, improves quality of life and creates jobs, says leading UNSW academic Dr Mike Harris
What we learned from the blocked Suez Canal crisis
On March 23, high winds blew the Ever Given off course as it passed through the Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest shipping...
How road surfaces can help cut heat and greenhouse gas emissions
Choosing the right kind of road surface significantly reduces air temperatures and helps cut greenhouse gas emissions, a study has found.
Researchers at the Massachusetts...
Technology to make M1 motorway safer and faster for travellers
Motorists using southern Queensland’s busy Pacific Motorway (M1) between Varsity Lakes and Tugun will soon have access to improved traffic information provided by smart...
Roads and bridges funding to bring productivity boost for local communities
While the effects of Australia’s economic downturn are being felt by businesses and communities, municipalities have been given much-needed funding for infrastructure upgrades that...
New Zealand to fund projects diverting construction waste from landfill
The New Zealand Government is funding a series of initiatives to reduce waste from construction and demolition through its Waste Minimisation Fund.
It says it will provide $1.1 million in...
Solar-cell technology breakthrough could make buildings a source of renewable power
Queensland University researchers have developed a new kind of solar cell that may lead to the development of a ‘next generation’ of flexible ‘skin-like’ solar arrays
Canal-top solar installations create energy and reduce water loss
A plan to cover California’s 6,400-kilometre network of canals with solar panels would save more than 246,000 megalitres of water each year by reducing...
Electric vehicle wireless-charging technology sparks moves in US and New Zealand
Michigan is set to develop the first wireless-charging pilot program in the US. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a plan to develop and...
