Smart Cities

“We’ve all seen the headlines: A major cyber attack on the US electric grid could cause over $1 trillion in economic impact,” says Yotam Gutman, VP Marketing at SecuriThings. “Nevertheless. to date, there have been no recorded cyber attacks on power facilities that have caused a major physical catastrophe or long blackout,” he points out. […]

“What everyone refers to as the Internet of Things (IoT) is a huge group of small devices that are all proprietary, don’t work very well with each other, and use software that’s old as Methuselah and riddled with security holes. It’s completely broken and it’s a wonder that some products have been as successful as […]

In case there weren’t enough reasons for us to stop using fossil fuels to generate electricity, experts now claim that in addition to being environmentally unfriendly these energy sources also make us more vulnerable to catastrophic cyber attack in comparison to renewable alternatives. Their theory is simple, fossil fuels are only effective through a centralized […]

“There will be no benefit to basing home energy storage systems on automotive batteries, in the medium or long term,” a representative of Mercedes-Benz Energy said, turning the emerging market on its head. The high performance requirements of electric vehicles (EVs) mean that not only do they demand powerful batteries but they are also ready […]

“Design is everywhere and is shaping everything… Design is being used to address the great challenges for achieving sustainability, alleviating poverty, providing affordability and delivering resilience for our world,” said Architect James Law, speaking at the 10th ‘Future Forum’ in Abu Dhabi. Law’s firm, Cybertecture International, provides leading edge architecture design, interior design, planning consultancy […]

“It is true that the way organizations are resetting the relationship between people, technology, and space, the way that work fits within cities — all of these things are hugely in flux at the moment. In 2018, for once I actually believe the hyperbole around transformational change. The future of work shouldn’t be underestimated,” Jeremy […]

Solar panels glimmer from millions of rooftops around the world, providing power more efficiently and cheaply than ever before. Energy storage systems are becoming commonplace, feeding on excess solar power then releasing it when the sun goes down or when grid electricity rates are high. Sensors and communication technology throughout the grid allows for intelligent […]