How smart cities are building the future

Cities are facing growing challenges, including congested roads and the need to supply energy for expanding populations.

Self-Driving Cars Will Soon Be Everywhere - But You May Not Own One

Even as the capabilities of self-driving cars continue to evolve, it is not a given that consumers will choose to buy one. What is equally likely is that autonomous vehicles will transform the automotive industry entirely.

Electric cars 'could displace 2m barrels of oil per day' by 2025

“There is no more business as usual in the energy sector. There are a number of low-carbon technologies about to achieve critical mass decades before some companies expect”, says James Leaton, head of research at Carbon Tracker.

China to Develop Supercomputer Prototype as Powerful as Human Brain

Chinese state media announced that by the end of the year it intends to put out a prototype of an exascale supercomputer that would be more than ten times as powerful as any existing machine.

Aruba Promises 100% Clean Electricity By 2020

Aruba has pledged to transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2020 with particular emphasis on variable wind and solar for renewable energy.

China Announces Plans for Moon and Mars Missions

As outlined in a new white paper announced Tuesday, the Chinese government hopes to soft-land a probe on the far side of the moon by 2018 and send a robotic mission to Mars in 2020.

Morocco aims for 100% renewable energy

Morocco—which recently hosted the COP22 summit to discuss implementing the Paris Climate Agreement—is emerging as an increasingly impressive contender in the transition away from fossil fuels.

World's poorest countries to aim for 100% green energy

Representatives from 47 of the world's most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables.

Over 10 Million Self-Driving Cars to Be on the Road by 2020

Some of the biggest names in the automotive industry are already priming the market for the introduction of self-driving vehicles. The future of self-driving cars is upon us.

'Last Chance' to Limit Global Warming to Safe Levels, UN Scientists Warn

New study says that unless nations ramp up their carbon-reduction pledges before 2020, it will be nearly impossible to keep warming to 2 degrees.

Where is the search for extraterrestrial life up to?

Despite the headlines, no alleged signals from ET have ever been confirmed. Yet far from being put off their search, scientists are stepping it up.

Cape Verde: The African country that plans to run on 100% renewable energy by 2020

The island nation of Cape Verde has pledged to power the entire country with nothing but renewable energy by the year 2020, and vowed to help other African states work towards the same goal in future.

US Approves World's Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector To Begin Hunt In 2020

An advanced dark matter detector that hopes to find a rare collision between a dark matter particle and normal matter has just been approved in the US

China readies launch of space station pathfinder mission

China is scheduled to launch a human-rated spacecraft the size of a bus Thursday, paving the way for a month-long visit by two astronauts in October and nudging the country’s space program closer to building a large research complex in orbit by the early 2020s.

Russia's Solar Energy given the all clear to develop 90 MW of solar plants

The Russian solar group has been granted to right to build six solar power plants, each with a 15 MW capacity, in Russia's southern Astrakhan Region, according to a statement from the regional government.