A group of anonymous cycling advocates set up a number of provisional safe-cycling interventions in San Francisco. The city decided now to keep one of the ...
Insurance companies subsidizing smart home
US insurance companies, such as USAA and American Family, are offering discounts on home insurance policies when Internet-connected devices are installed ...
Big data facilitates firearm forensics
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a “Ballistics Toolmark Research Database” to modernize the process ...
Climate change doubled expansion of US forest fires
A new study has found that anthropogenic climate change has caused the expansion of forest fires in the western US to double over the last 36 years. While ...
Drone brings 4G connectivity in areas without cell towers
Verizon has been working on a new project to bring 4G connectivitiy in remote or emergency areas with the help of drones. Airbone LTE Operations, as the ...
How extreme weather threatens cities in Europe
Extreme weather has increased in Europe over the last decades putting cities’ infrastructure at risk. Political and societal action is needed to ...
A foldable biking helmet on fundraising
A Manhattan-based startup developed a biking helmet that can collapse and therefore conveniently be stored in your bag upon arrival. Fend, as it is called ...
Resilience as key to withstand natural disasters
Haiti which is regularly hit by storms and earthquakes is poorly prepared these natural hazards. Years of political instability, deforestation and many ...
A pioneer resilience strategy for Da Nang, Vietnam
A comprehensive and concrete roadmap to promote urban resilience has been drafted for the central-Vietnamese city Da Nang. Supported by 100 Resilient ...
Participatory urban art app for more empathy and safety
Nigerian-American designer Ekene Ijeoma developed a new app to make people look up from their phones while walking, cycling or driving through New York to ...
