AI has already entered our lives in many ways even before the explosion of AI chat bots and art programs. There's no doubt it will have major social consequences over the coming years and will affect virtually every aspect of society. The potential application for AI is enormous and growing. We asked chatgpt to
An opinion blog by MEC as our contribution to the 2017 Engage Global Social Media Competition: Technology for a Sustainable Future. We often hear climate deniers and those opposed to renewable energy state "the wind doesn't blow all the time and the sun doesn't shine at night" as a kind of dismissive mantra on clean energy
On May 7th the first US fatality was recorded with a Tesla Model S with autopilot engaged. The accident occurred when a truck made a left turn in front of the vehicle. The Model S struck the bottom of the tray which sheared off the roof with the car continuing some distance beyond the accident spot.
We've just had an election based budget in Australia and not a mention of climate change. Our head in the sand government hasn't a clue or is simply bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry. Amazing how a few brown paper bags stuffed full of "political bribes donations" can corrupt a democracy.
Update 2020 - below is a video that measures EMF Radiation in a range of vehicles including EV, Hybrid and Gas Cars. The video also show EMF levels for many common household devices. This topic was raised by a reader on the MEC Facebook page. Unfortunately the comment was written by someone who
There has been quite a bit of press coverage recently resulting from the study by the University of Minnesota that had the predictable headlines of "Your all electric car may not be so green" or similar, despite that same study stating the cleanest vehicles are electric cars powered by renewable energy. Funny how some reporters