Credit: Diego Delso. In most Western societies the name is considered a simple identifying element: it is used to distinguish us from others, to register at the registry office or to sign a document. Yet, in numerous cultures of the world (indigenous populations of the Amazon and Australia or African …
Cool pavements are road surfaces that mitigate heat islands, but cause tire wear
An example of cool pavements. Credit: City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department Heat waves are transforming our cities into real open-air ovens. Among the main elements that aggravate this problem we find the bituminous conglomeratecommonly called asphalt and traditionally used to build roads. It covers very large portions of the …
What is LiDAR, the sensor that works with laser light from cars, iPhones and 3D maps and the difference with radar
Credits: Apple. The LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing system which sends laser pulses towards what is in front of us and calculates how long it takes for the reflected light to return to the sensor. From this information it can obtain the distance from objects and, …
