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Transportation
SmartPlanet stories related to the movement of people and goods from one location to another - by air, rail, road, sea or space.
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Restaurant industry fear as harsh drink-driving laws proposed
Could new drunk-driving laws destroy the restaurant industry?
5 | May 20, 2013 6:47am |
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In India, browse the web through texts
DELHI -- India has nearly a billion mobile phone users, but only a fraction of those have Web access, whether on their phones or on computers. Start-up Innoz is bridging that gap.
May 20, 2013 12:00am |
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Black carbon casts doubt on space tourism
Will black carbon cause the death of space tourism before it has taken off?
9 | May 16, 2013 10:49am |
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Electric car drivers tend to be rich, city-dwelling men?
Is it down to age and income, or simply as a means to avoid tax?
1 | May 14, 2013 3:42pm |
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Spray on solar windows inch closer to market
The big glass panels that are built into skyscrapers could soon produce solar power.
2 | May 12, 2013 7:44pm |
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For $10, common airport device will detect black powder
The same machine that analyzes those cloth swatches that TSA agents wipe against your carry-on could now be retrofitted to detect black powder explosives.
May 8, 2013 2:00pm |
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The dark side of the food truck business
The food truck industry is growing, but there are forces bringing it down.
11 | May 7, 2013 10:10am |
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NYC streets, subways to become urban airflow experiment
This July, the NYPD will be releasing invisible, odorless, nontoxic gases to better understand how contaminants will disperse in accidents and attacks.
5 | May 5, 2013 10:46pm |
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In Peru, a $40 washer-dryer powered by your foot
Compared with traditional hand-washing, the GiraDora doubles productivity, reduces back pain, and prevents clothes from getting moldy.
4 | May 1, 2013 1:41pm |
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Should we all just order groceries online?
Researchers make the green case for ordering groceries from your computer.
6 | May 1, 2013 12:39pm |
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Electric car startup Coda files for bankruptcy
The California-based startup is ditching its electric vehicle business to pursue another related path.
2 | May 1, 2013 10:45am |
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IBM uses cell phone data to redraw African bus routes
With data from thousands of cell phones, IBM is creating a better commute.
1 | May 1, 2013 6:36am |
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UAVs powered by laser over fiber networks
Fiber networks are not all about Internet speeds -- but could also be used to power our airborne vehicles.
3 | May 1, 2013 2:06am |
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Dead rodents shut down Fukushima cooling systems
Two years after the earthquake and massive tsunami, the nuclear power plant needs permanent solutions, not makeshift ones.
6 | April 23, 2013 2:53pm |
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Why young Americans still aren't driving
The U.S. economy is getting better, so why aren't people driving more?
16 | April 23, 2013 4:00am |
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The Sora electric superbike hits Canadian streets
The latest all-electric vehicle to hit our streets is the Sora superbike, which can go 185 miles on a single charge.
7 | April 23, 2013 2:42am |
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White House Science Fair inventions find cancer, brings music to deaf
Artificial limbs, cancer detection, music for the hearing impaired, rockets, water filtration - these are all some of the ideas that were presented today at the White House Science Fair in...
April 22, 2013 8:57pm |
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Bypassing traditional shipping methods through travelers' good will
"Crowdshipping" is a new and less expensive way to ship goods through travelers connecting online. But if something goes wrong, who is held responsible?
25 | April 22, 2013 3:00am |
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Making smiles and transforming lives for free in Delhi
DELHI -- The non-profit Smile Train performs surgeries for free India, changing the destinies of children born with clefts.
April 22, 2013 12:00am |
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With 100 Teslas, Las Vegas looks to reinvent urban transit
Business leaders in Las Vegas are building a first-of-its-kind urban transportation model.
4 | April 19, 2013 4:00am |
