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  • The Silicon Valley of agriculture

    70% of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2050, citizens who will need access to wholesome and wholesome food. Given this scenario, Denmark wants to lead food research and innovation with Agro Food Park, an campus housing 80 organizations and 1,000 employees in an environment that combines agricultural production and life urban….

  • Video: Before it’s too late

    Are we in time to reverse the catastrophic effects of climate change? The National Geographic documentary produced by Martin Scorsese and guided by Leonardo DiCaprio places us at the breaking point “before the deluge.”

  • Tesla’s camouflaged sunroofs

    Tesla, in an effort to make clean energy and energy efficiency sexy and appealing to the public, has unveiled new solar panels, developed together with Solar City, virtually indistinguishable from conventional roof tiles. The resulting solar roofs are paired with a new generation of its PowerWall home batteries and a new charger for the Tesla…

  • The gender gap could take 170 years to close

    The disparity in wages and employment opportunities between women and men has widened in the last four years, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2016 from the World Economic Forum, which underlines the need to integrate the talent of half the population for sustainable economic growth. Specifically, the wage gap currently stands at 59%,…

  • The most secure messaging app

    Amnesty International has put together a ranking of the 11 companies that run the most popular instant messaging apps, based on how they protect users’ privacy and freedom of expression. Facebook’s apps – WhatsApp and Messenger –, with 2 billion users, top the list for their use of encryption, though it also delves into the…

  • Video: How to make attractive cities

    It is not a mystery why we like some cities more than others. Starting from the identification of what makes a city more pleasant for us, the School of Life promotes a manifesto with six fundamental principles to recover the art of making attractive cities.

  • Solar energy to supply drinking water

    The startup Zero Mass Water has developed a new type of solar panel – called Source – that absorbs water from the air, make it drinkable, and, according to the company, supply the daily needs of a family of four. The technology, which has been echoed by Fast Company, is part of the efforts to…

  • drones to save lives

    Rwanda has commissioned the world’s first regular drone delivery system to supply bags of blood, plasma and coagulants to 21 transfusion centers in the west of the central African country, where it is difficult to reach on time by road. The 15 drones that are part of the system automatically fly up to 150 kilometers…

  • Luminescent paths for cyclists and pedestrians

    The Polish town of Lidzbark Warminski has inaugurated a for pedestrians and cyclists whose pavement glows at night, combining sustainable mobility with energy efficiency. The road is being paved with blue phosphors that absorb sunlight during the day and are capable of releasing it at night for a period of 10 hours. The type of…

  • Basque patent to recycle 100% carbon fiber

    The use of carbon fiber composites has increased considerably in in recent years due to its combination of properties similar to those of many metals with greater lightness, and it is expected to continue to grow exponentially in the manufacture of high value-added products such as aircraft, wind turbine blades, or automobiles. Faced with the…