ENVIRONMENT

The City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM have partnered to develop a new analytics technology that will help K-12 public schools in New York City reduce their energy consumption. The project has been underway for the past 10 months and involves collecting data about weather, energy and building characteristics and performing extensive data analysis, modeling and optimization about the portfolio of schools.

Deakin University and Chinese steel giant, Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation (WISCO), have entered into a partnership to set up a research center to map the future of the global car manufacturing industry.

An East African jumping spider could pitch in considerable help on Australia’s efforts in decimating the numbers of malaria-causing mosquito Anopheles Gambiae, according to a recent study conducted by a combined team of UK and Kenyan scientists.

Norweigan company pushing the limits to solar panel technology. A prototype of the spray has been patented and plans for a thicker coat of solar panel are being discussed by the company to make the product more progressive and helpful to both people and the environment.