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Video: Less parking, more city
From the Institute for Transport and Development Policies of Mexico, we have received this video that defends that giving priority to the creation of parking lots has only made traffic congestion worse.
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eBay acquires Basque startup Ticketbis
From Bilbao you can also stand out in the digital economy. The Basque startup Ticketbis, founded in 2009 in Bilbao by Jon Uriarte and Ander Michelena to bring the ticket resale market to the digital world, has been acquired by the e-commerce giant eBay for a price of around 165 million dollars, reports TechCrunch ….
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Denmark, on the way to being organic
Denmark wants to set an example as the most ambitious country in the world in the development of ecological and sustainable agriculture. In 2015, the Danish government adopted a 67-point plan to double the number of hectares dedicated to organic agriculture and serve more organic food in public institutions (including school canteens, hospitals or day…
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How to relocate an entire city
Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city, is set to sink in the next few decades, quite literally. The iron mines that run through its subsoil are to blame, which will cause most of the structures to collapse before 2050. That is why the decision was made to move an important part of the city and its 20,000…
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Portugal manages to run 107 hours exclusively with renewables
In recent weeks we are witnessing significant milestones in the transition to clean energy. If recently we echoed that in Germany on May 8 renewable sources they generated such an amount of power that the utilities paid for it to be consumed, now it has been announced that Portugal ran on clean energy for more…
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Basque Industry 4.0 shows its development
Basque industry wants to be Industry 4.0. In a conference organized by the SPRI< /a> yesterday, May 18, at the Miñano Technology Park, a conference attended by Naider, 24 Basque companies were able to show their success stories in the development of Industry 4.0 solutions. Throughout the value chain, companies showed, among other applications, virtual…
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The threat of tire graveyards
On May 13, the black smoke of the great fire that broke out in the Seseña tire dump, Toledo could be seen from the very center of Madrid more than 40 kilometers away, and those who live closest were forced to remain in their houses to avoid health problems derived from contamination. The smoke has…
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Video: One Human Family
Caritas campaign against hunger with excellent symbolism. Focusing on our individual problem without thinking about the common good does not lead to good results.
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The largest floating wind farm in the world
The world’s largest floating wind farm is to be built on the east coast of Scotland, after the contract was awarded to Norwegian energy company Statoil on Monday 16 May, reports The Guardian. Situated 25 kilometers offshore in the North Sea, the park will consist of five 6-megawatt turbines, and is expected to generate electricity…
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Google proposes to map the interior of buildings in 3D
Google Maps already offers us maps to travel the world, but the digital giant wants to expand the maps inside buildings, and recreate them in 3D with high resolution, so that it can be applied in virtual reality, through the project Tango. Tango combines cameras and depth sensors with software on Android smartphones and tablets,…