COLUMBIA, S.C. — As Columbia faces sweltering summer temperatures, city officials are working on a new initiative to reduce the effects of extreme heat in urban areas. The effort focuses on combatting ...

Dallas has launched a partnership with the Smart Surfaces Coalition to combat urban heat. The plan uses reflective roofing, expanded tree plantings, and green infrastructure targeting the city’s ...

A new study shows parts of Charlotte are up to 14 degrees hotter than others just because of the dark roofs, pavement and roadways in the area. A study, conducted by the city and the Smart Surfaces ...

It's happened to anyone with a cell phone -- dropped calls or dead air because suddenly there is no service available. Or worse, the location pin drops on the navigation app. Researchers are looking ...

Electric vehicles and renewable energy have gotten most of the attention as the city of Charlotte works to fight climate change. Other tactics aren't so visible — like cool roofs and porous pavement, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The city of Columbia is looking for ways to cool down. The city announced it will join four other cities in partnering with Smart Surfaces Coalition, including New Orleans, Dallas, ...

Multipath interference disrupts wireless signals, causing issues like TV ghosting and fading. Now, researchers have developed a passive metasurface that overcomes traditional filtering limits. Using a ...

The Infinix Smart 8 is listed with model number X6525 on the Google Play Console certification website. The render reveals a centre-aligned punch-hole cutout display. The power and volume buttons are ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. and HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UltraSense Systems, a next-generation Tier 2 supplier of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems and modules, and Mankiewicz, a ...

Researcher Sebastian Gratz-Kelly (photo) shows off a sensor element created from a metal-coated elastomeric film. The touchpad, here mounted on a wristband, can recognize the pressure and direction of ...

The 5th Edition Smart Materials & Surfaces conference, SMS 2019, is a three-days event targeting researchers interested in the design, modification, characterization and applications of Novel Smart ...