How three smart Asian cities future-proof themselves
The city of Shioashiya (Japan), Songdo (Korea) and Singapore are all smart cities, each in its own way. Shioashiya is a very energy efficient town. Songdo ...
San Francisco will lose property worth $77 billion
The rising sea level will cost San Francisco $77 Billion of its property in 100 years, a recent report calculated. The city has already started to develop ...
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 ...
Groundbreaking progress in green chemistry
The substition of petroleum based products through bio-based feedstocks is one of the most influental progresses that has been made throughout the past 25 ...
Agreement on cutting air traffic emissions
The deal, agreed upon in Montreal, will be voluntarily for all until 2026 but most states are expected to take part. The emissions caused by air traffic ...
Smart alarm clock helps to regularize your sleeping patterns
Unlike most smart alarm clocks which track you time asleep, Kello can actually help you regularize your sleeping patterns. It has recently been launched on ...
10 Städte, die Auto frei werden
Neun europäische Städte sowie Tokio planen eine Zukunft ohne Autos. Einige dieser Städte verfolgen diesen Ansatz bereits heute durch kleinere Projekte ...
Smart shoes for more than fitness tracking
Ducere Technologies produce smart insoles and shoes that can keep track of your fitness and navigate you to your next destination. Based on an app that is ...
McDonalds switches to sustainable coffee sources
In partnership with Conservation International McDonalds wants to switch to sustainable coffee sources by 2020. This plan is part of the approach to ...
Independent architecture school founded by Peter Zellner
Unhappy with the current US tertiary education for architecture, Peter Zellner announced to found a new architecture school. It will be tuition-free for ...
