Port of Amsterdam promotes bio-based and circular economy
The port of Amsterdam increasingly brings together companies active in the bio-based economy. Currently it leases space to a biodiesel fuel producer and ...
How sea level rise triggered by climate change threatens NYC
A new report by the Regional Planning Association demonstrates the inundation risks of New York City. The biggest US city has already lost one foot to the ...
Google covers all its electricity needs with renewables
Google has become the largest renewable energy purchaser in the world. The company has hit a major milestone in terms of powering its operations with clean ...
Mastercard introduced AI for better security
The international financial service cooperation Mastercard draws on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make its decision and fraud management system more ...
The challenges climate change poses to insurers
More frequent extreme weather, triggered by climate change, caused losses of uninsurered properties to increase. To manage the risks of climate change is ...
Tesla gigafactory faces fierce competition
Tesla will be operating in an increasingly competitive European market when its gigafactory opens. In Europe a trend towards gigafactories is emerging. The ...
The need to develop an age-friendly city
People around the world are living longer and thereby the requirements for their surrounding environment change. City planners have to take the demographic ...
Judicial support for Samsung in patent fight with Apple
The U.S. Supreme Court backs Samsung in its smartphone patent fight with Apple. The court decided that Samsung does not have to pay a penalty of 399 ...
VW und Wolfsburg starten Initiative zur digitalen Großstadt
Der Autokonzern VW und die Stadt Wolfsburg starten eine gemeinsame Initiative zur Entwicklung der digitalisierten Großstadt. Wolfsburg soll sich zum einen ...
Narrower lanes for safer cities
Against common belief that broader streets create safer streets, a new study shows that streets broader than 3.25 m trigger more traffic fatalities. On the ...
