Vehicles

IBM predicts smarter buildings, transportation, water systems, medical will impact cities in the next five years

Body and Mind

IBM forecasts the next 5 big ideas for the next 5 years

IBM has focused on innovations that have the potential to change how people live, work and play in cities for their fourth annual “Next 5 in 5” list of innovations that they believe will impact our lives in the next five years.

Using the new technology automobiles and aircraft, like this Airbus A380, could harness currently wasted kinetic energy to power some systems (Photo: Axwel via Flickr)

Environment

Harvesting energy from vehicle air flow using piezoelectrics

A group of researchers is developing technology to capture some of the wasted kinetic energy from aircraft and automobiles and convert it into electricity to power some of the vehicles' systems.

Generating electricity from vehicles driving over small plates, MotionPower can be put to use anywhere that traffic flows

Environment

MotionPower energy system testing expanded

New Energy Technologies has moved another step closer to the real world application of its MotionPower system for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles by expanding the durability field tests of the device.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has recently installed 10 wind-powered electricity generators

Environment

Green projects take off at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has recently installed 10 wind-powered electricity generators and purchased an electric-powered utility vehicle for use at the airport.