Author Archives: Jonathan Keane

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Irish journalist writing on business, tech and engineering.

World’s Tallest Vertical Garden Growing 162 Apartments on 46 Floors

Architects and engineers in Sri Lanka are putting their plans for the world’s tallest vertical garden in motion. Clearpoint Residencies will be 46 stories high with a self-sustaining watering system and air conditioning to maintain…

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Toyota Recalls 1.9 million Prius Hybrids Over Software Failure

Toyota is recalling 1.9 million Prius hybrid cars due to a software fault that can cause the car’s boost converter to overheat. The recall affects cars manufactured between March 2009 and February 2014. If the…

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Intel Tops EPA’s List of Clean Energy Companies in the US, Microsoft Jumps to Second

Intel is now the largest user of clean energy in the US, according to new stats from the EPA, which say that the company uses 3.1 billion kWh of clean energy from multiple sources. Amounting…

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Future First Responders May Be Ambulance Drones

Getting to wounded military personnel right now is a critically dangerous process. First, the helicopter is usually susceptible to enemy fire as it travels to its coordinates, putting the expensive chopper at risk and, more…

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Move Over Books, 3D Printers Coming to the Library

Toronto Public Library is launching a new strategic plan of “Digital Innovation Hubs”, which includes public access to 3D printers in libraries. The city’s reference library is embracing a new digital age where library users…

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Unsafe Crude Oil Tanker Cars Still Riding the Rails Even After Two Derailments

Last year’s tragic crude oil train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, left 47 people dead and a massive clean-up operation ahead. In that time, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an independent federal agency, has urged…

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New Wide Angle Transparent Screen Tech May Lead to Better Heads-Up Displays

Scientists at MIT are developing new transparent display technology that involves embedding nanoparticles in glass. The research is detailed in the paper Nature Communications, which explains that transparent displays could be used to view images…

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Wind Power Blows Past Nuclear Power in Spain for the First Time

Spain has made a little bit of renewable energy history with wind power becoming the country’s main source of energy, according to electricity provider Red Eléctrica de España (REE) and Spanish Wind Energy Association. Throughout…

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China Still Facing Emissions Crisis as Life Expectancy Drops for Citizens

Exposure to heavy air pollution in China contributes to serious medical threats to people in the area, including reducing years of life and increasing mortality rates, says a new study from the British Medical Journal…

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Airbus Sales Behind Boeing But Orders Propel Them to New Industry Record

Airbus had a good 2013, according to the company’s new sales report. Despite not beating Boeing in the number of manufactured aircraft throughout the year, Airbus delivered 626 planes, a company record. The Toulouse, France-based…

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Author Archives: Jonathan Keane

About Jonathan Keane

World’s Tallest Vertical Garden Growing 162 Apartments on 46 Floors

Toyota Recalls 1.9 million Prius Hybrids Over Software Failure

Intel Tops EPA’s List of Clean Energy Companies in the US, Microsoft Jumps to Second

Future First Responders May Be Ambulance Drones

Move Over Books, 3D Printers Coming to the Library

Unsafe Crude Oil Tanker Cars Still Riding the Rails Even After Two Derailments

New Wide Angle Transparent Screen Tech May Lead to Better Heads-Up Displays

Wind Power Blows Past Nuclear Power in Spain for the First Time

China Still Facing Emissions Crisis as Life Expectancy Drops for Citizens

Airbus Sales Behind Boeing But Orders Propel Them to New Industry Record

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