Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
STANDARD KENYA – Developers of mobile phone-based applications from Kenya now have a larger market to sell their products, after Google launched Android Market in the country. The Android Market is a distribution platform that stores all applications developed for use on android powered cell phones. Read More
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
GUARDIAN UK – When it comes to smart-city thinking, no idea is too improbable it would seem. From intelligent traffic cones to plant-based cities, ideas range from the innovative to the downright outlandish. Read More
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – How do you ensure a steady supply of electricity from fickle renewable sources such as solar, wind and biomass? ‘Smart grids’ that manage and distribute flows of electricity could be the answer. Read More
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
PAUL FRASER – Dutch engraver and cartographer Henricus Hondius II (1597-1651) – whose father, Jodocus Hondius, is also no stranger to the auction block – is starring in Old World Auctions’ online historic maps sale. Bidding closed last week. Dated to 1430, this baroque-style world map by Hondius II was created when he updated the Mercator Atlas in response
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
EU – The European Commission today adopted a decision outlining the criteria necessary to achieve good environmental status for Europe’s seas. This will help Member States to develop coordinated marine strategies within each regional sea, ensuring consistency and allowing progress to be compared between regions. The definition of the criteria is a requirement under the Marine
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
BfN – Floodplains are hotspots of biodiversity and central elements of an ecological network. They are also flood protection areas, greenery of waterways, and areas of agricultural as well as urban use. The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) funded a number of projects which aimed to raise an inventory of the remaining active floodplains at
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
CABE – How do we deal with the economic, social and environmental challenges of large areas that cannot be solved through local action? This guide outlines a new approach to large scale urban design and includes our step-by-step guide to a new workshop-based process. Read More
Monday, September 6th, 2010
BULGARIA NEWS – The administration of the western Bulgarian city of Pernik has renewed its initiative for a connection to subway of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. On Monday, the Deputy District Governor of Pernik, Radoslav Yordanov, announced that the local authorities have renewed their talks with the central government for the building of a new train station that will
Monday, September 6th, 2010
EURONEWS – 3D images have made work a little easier for surgeons at the University Hospitals of Geneva. The imaging helps plan operations and improve doctors’ precision, allowing them to see inside the body they’re about to go to work on. Read More
Monday, September 6th, 2010
ICELAND REVIEW – The Westman Island ferry Herjólfur cannot sail to Landeyjarhöfn harbor any longer, according to captain Ívar Gunnlaugsson, as the harbor has become too shallow because of the sand and volcanic matter that gets carried into it. Read More
