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Virtual experiences made in Euskadi
The virtual reality is one of the technologies whose development has the most potential presents, and promising advances are also being made in the Basque Country that show its multiple applications. An example of an application for an immersive experience, which combines leisure with observing the city from a different perspective, is a virtual paddle…
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Solar Panel Paved Roads
In 2014, the Netherlands pioneered the construction and inauguration of the world’s first solar cycle path, a 70 meter long section paved with innovative panels called SolaRoad, technology that converts the sun that lights the road into electricity. Following the potential to develop this technology on a large scale, this year it was the French…
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Video: History and future of cities
The history of urbanization and its future challenges, in a 4-minute video from TED Education.
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Automata replace 60,000 workers at the largest smartphone maker
Foxconn, a Taiwanese multinational that makes smartphones for Apple and Samsung and also works with other tech giants, has replaced 55% of the workers at one of its 13 production plants in China with robots, according to South China Morning Post . The factory in question, located in Kunshan, near Shanghai, had 110,000 workers, so…
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The environmental footprint of cruise ships
Cruise cruises are one of the fastest growing sectors in mass tourism. According to data from the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), 24 million passengers will board in 2016, a huge increase from 2006 (15 million) and let alone 1980 (1.4 million) . But, have we ever wondered what is the pollution generated by a…
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Automakers jump on on-demand transportation
On-demand transport mobile applications have introduced a disruptive way of making journeys. An important alternative to driving your own car, which can be accentuated when the cars drive themselves. The big car manufacturers are aware that consumers may choose not to own a car and they don’t want to be left out of the game….
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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…