The US Agriculture Department (USDA) turns nutritional data of supermarket products into big data. A database that will eventually provide information on 1 ...
British-Indian meeting about smart cities
British Prime Minister Theresa May is visiting India. Part of the agenda is to work bilaterally on a number of areas of mutual interest at the UK-India ...
More resilience for the Mekong delta
South-East Asia has been severely hit by El Niño in September this year. Especially the Mekong river along which much of the region’s economic ...
Wave power used to produce clean water
SAROS is a system that could produce 3,500 gallons of clean water per day. Currently it is capable of producing 500 gallons per day. The production amounts ...
The role of big data in the fight against water crises
Incidents of water crises in form of droughts or contaminations are taking place around the world. Open data can play a key role in the detection of ...
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity systems for buildings
So far pumped-storage hydroelectricity systems are only found throughout the world on a large scale but there are barely any systems on a small scale. Two ...
Bosch’s ICT ambitions in the smart city and other sectors
Bosch, a German supplier of engine components, started a business segment, called “beyond mobility”. It includes initiatives aimed at ...
Resilience lessons from hurricane Matthew
While the whole devastating impact of hurricane Matthew on farmers’ livelihoods, the environment and public health is not entirely clear yet, it can be ...
E-book guide for waste management released in Singapore
The National Environment Agency and the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority in Singapore developed an e-book that offers a step-by-step guide for ...
World Food Day 2016 – Towards a Greener Diet
Today individuals and organizations are celebrating the World Food Day 2016 with the slogan ” Towards a Greener Diet”. Improving meals is the ...
