Chicago finally close to being the City of Learning
When Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched the Chicago City of Learning online platform (CCOL) four years ago, it was to offer extracurricular activities to ...
Coastal cities like Houston can & should learn from others
The first impulse after natural disasters like the recent hurricanes is to rebuild what once was, but especially in coastal cities such as Houston, that ...
China to get rid of fossil fuel cars altogether
China is joining Britain and France in eliminating gasoline and diesel powered cars. The government is working on a national smart cars strategy, ...
City authorities in the UK turn to crowdfunding for urban development projects
As UK city authorities lack funding from national government, cities like Brighton and Hove have started crowdfunded campaigns to iniitate urban ...
SAP entwickelt digitale Brieftasche und Blockchain-App
SAP hat verkündet, eine bereits bestehende Technologie zu verwenden, um künftig sensible Daten in einer digitalen Brieftasche ‘TrueRec’ ...
Queensland gets serious with war on waste
The government of Queensland passed a bill in parliament on Tuesday that will prevent the distribution of single-use plastic bags and give refunds to ...
Smart pen detects cancer in 10 seconds
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a device that is capable of identifying cancer cells in mere seconds. Called the ...
Navajo Nation now provides electricity to 13,000 homes with own project
According to recent reports, the Navajo Nation’s first utility-scale solar energy project, the Kayenta Solar Facility near Monument Valley, is now ...
Energieeffiziente Folien für große Fassaden
Ein neues Projekt des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Organische Elektronik, Elektronenstrahl- und Plasmatechnik FEP und weiteren Unternehmen hat sich zum Ziel ...
City in Spain inverts pyramid for intercity travel to reduce car traffic
The city of Pontevedra in Spain has successfully gotten rid of most of its car traffic by implementing certain restrictions and putting the people first ...
