Engineering sciences - Transport
Electric vehicle charging partnership opens global markets for Imperial spinout
An agreement with Zerova promises Imperial-UCD spinout Go Eve global impact for its multiple car charging technology. A new technology faces a number of challenges when it goes out into the world, from satisfying safety regulations to attracting its first users. But you know it is having an impact when the innovation is embraced by a significant player in the industry.
Analysis: Five ways to make aviation more sustainable right now
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) and Honorary Professor Iain Hanson (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) highlight in The Conversation five ways the avian industry can reduce its carbon footprint.
In despair about Earth’s future? Look for green shoots
As species go extinct and a habitable climate teeters, it's understandable to feel despair. Some of the world's top climate scientists have expressed their mounting hopelessness at the prospect of reaching 3°C by 2100.
PhD candidate first person to complete famous motoring trials with an electric vehicle
A UCL engineer, who designed and built his own electric motorbike, is the first person to complete two of the UK's most historic motoring trials, the Edinburgh Trial and the Land's End Trial, with an electric vehicle of any kind.
Exposure to aircraft noise linked to worse heart function
People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart rhythms and strokes, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
No evidence that nut allergens are transmitted in aircraft cabin air
Surface residues pose the main risk, possibly heightened by fast turnarounds
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