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SEAT part of EU €1.6B Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) on Urban Mobility consortium

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The European Union has chosen the MOBILus consortium, comprising the city of Barcelona, SEAT and 46 other cities, businesses and universities in 15 European countries, to develop the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) on Urban Mobility, an initiative that is tasked with developing innovations in urban mobility in the European Union.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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Last year the IEEE Future Networks initiative ran the inaugural IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge to seek out innovative projects and ideas aimed at increasing connectivity. Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November.

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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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According to Professor Peter Lund from the Advanced Energy Systems of the Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) in Finland, who presented the research ahead of the congress “Renewable Energies: How Far Can They Take Us?”, The Czech Republic, meanwhile, is also a major supporter of renewable energy.

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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The company is currently producing EVs in this way at its plants in the US, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and India. In addition, the company is expanding external collaborations with specialized companies, startups and universities. It plans to convert additional lines as market demand dictates.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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University of Nevada, Reno. University of California, Berkeley. Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. California State University Channel Islands. Lulea University of Technology, Sweden. Czech Republic, Canada. Czech Technological University, Czech Republic.

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Inkjets Are for More Than Just Printing

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Sweet of Stanford University developed a chart recorder in which the jet of ink was broken into a uniform stream of electrically charged droplets. Hewlett-Packard’s HP ThinkJet was its first desktop inkjet printer based on its thermal technology, and it was designed to connect to a personal computer for everyday printing.

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