How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo
[ad_1] Arktis’ detectors can also be installed in doorways or used in luggage-handling locations. They work entirely passively but are different from Geiger counters, the best-known radiation detectors. Special material inside…
People Love Electric Vehicles! Now Comes the Hard Part
[ad_1] In fact, the federal government has required that states applying for public charger money submit plans detailing how they’ll support a new workforce to service them. “One of the…
Electric Vehicles Cut US Gas Consumption by a Measly 0.54%
[ad_1] Electric vehicles have never been more popular. Just about every automaker is in the midst of an electrification effort, spurred on by impending government regulations around the world aimed…
It’s Time for Cities to Ditch Delivery Trucks—for Cargo Bikes
[ad_1] And when you factor in a van’s price, the cost of fuel, insurance, and depreciation, plus parking fines and congestion charges, the cost-effectiveness calculation swings even further in cargo…
California Voted for Cheaper Uber and Lyft Rides. It May Have Hurt Drivers
[ad_1] In 2020, California voters approved Proposition 22, a law that app-based companies including Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash said would improve worker conditions while keeping rides and deliveries cheap and…
Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid
[ad_1] But utilities will likely play the biggest role in ushering in a new era of electricity grids, says Max Baumhefner, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council.…
GM’s Cruise Recalls Self-Driving Software Involved in June Crash
[ad_1] Autonomous driving company Cruise and US regulators said on Thursday that the General Motors subsidiary had recalled software deployed on 80 vehicles after a June crash in San Francisco…
A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply-Chain Chaos
[ad_1] Unions have also disputed how railroads have used new congressionally-mandated automated emergency braking systems to justify plans to remove conductors from trains, which would leave the engineer the sole…
Here’s What Happens When Countries Use Bikes to Fight Emissions
[ad_1] Transportation produces about a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and passenger vehicles account for over half that figure. As such, nearly every plan for future emissions cuts…
How to Prevent Another European Transport Meltdown
[ad_1] As if the cancellation of flights and trains due to strikes and staff shortages weren’t upsetting travelers enough this summer, the European heat wave arrived to exacerbate the travel…
Carbon Offsets Alone Won’t Make Flying Climate-Friendly
[ad_1] Jet A-1, a straw-colored, kerosene-based fuel used in most big airplanes, is a difficult substance to replace. It’s packed with energy; per unit of weight, at least 60 times…
The Dangerous Chemicals Lurking Inside Shipping Containers
[ad_1] For their study, Hinz and her colleagues enlisted the help of the New Zealand customs authority. Staff used probes, which they pushed through the rubber seals of the container…