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Online Gender Equality Training Course in tourism

UNWTO, in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and UN Women has launched a free online training course focused on gender equality within the tourism sector The course, which is available through atingi.org, is part of the pioneering ‘Centre Stage’ project which is putting…

Towards a sustainable electronics industry with printed, hybrid and structural electronics

Electronic waste is piling up, collection and recycling efforts are falling short, and access to raw materials is at risk At VTT, our goal is to set a new standard for sustainability in the electronics industry and offer solutions that increase circularity at every stage of the electronics life cycle. Five ways to improve sustainability…

The Smithsonian Will Restore Hundreds of the World’s Oldest Sound Recordings

They were made by Alexander Graham Bell and his fellow researchers between 1881 and 1892 Until about ten years ago, nobody knew what Alexander Graham Bell sounded like. But a breakthrough came in 2013, when Smithsonian researchers recovered a previously “unplayable” recording of the scientist on a wax-and-cardboard disc. “Hear my voice,” Bell declared. For…

Valencia will host eMobility Expo World Congress 2023 in March, the largest international innovation event for the sustainable mobility industry

From 21 to 23 March, eMobility Expo World Congress will gather more than 5,000 professionals to discover the latest trends, vehicles, and technological solutions that will transform the mobility industry eMobility Expo World Congress 2023, the largest global innovation event for the electrified, autonomous, connected, and sustainable mobility industry, takes off in Valencia, Spain from…

Khalifa University partners with Zero Carbon Ventures for research into groundbreaking decarbonization technology

Have installed cutting-edge graphene and hydrogen production technology, at the Khalifa University ‘Arzanah’ Complex at Sas Al Nakhl Campus The Research and Innovation Center for Graphene and 2D Materials (RIC-2D) based in Khalifa University of Science and Technology, an internationally top-ranked research-intensive university located in Abu Dhabi, UAE and Zero Carbon Ventures, a company dedicated…

Intercropping systems can reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint

In a new study, a group of scientists performed a quantitative assessment of the performance of intercropping systems by analysing the results of 226 agricultural experiments With the increasing food demands of a growing world population, it is essential to increase agricultural production while reducing its environmental footprint. Intercropping systems have often been proposed as…

Compound extreme heat and drought will hit 90% of world population – Oxford study

More than 90% of the world’s population is projected to face increased risks from the compound impacts of extreme heat and drought, potentially widening social inequalities as well as undermining the natural world’s ability to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere - according to a study from Oxford’s School of Geography Warming is projected to intensify these…

Smart Budapest

The smart city vision of Budapest, a roadmap to help Budapest become a smart city In 2017, the city adopted a “Smart Budapest, the smart city vision of Budapest”, a roadmap to help Budapest become a smart city. It is not simply a singular strategic document, but rather seeks to shape urban development practice moving…

How can we ensure citizens are safeguarded from rising energy prices?

Mariano Votta and Ginevra Varallo from Active Citizenship Network, and Tiziana Toto of the Responsible Energy Sector at Cittadinanzattiva, explore the energy crisis from the citizen perspective and the essential actions necessary to combat energy prices The end of 2022 brought as a gift the much-longed-for, at least by many European countries, agreement of a cap for…

Live sports: The next arena for the streaming wars

As streamers take a growing share of a thriving market, can they go the distance? From football (soccer) to cricket to baseball to golf, streaming video providers around the world are spending billions of dollars on live sports rights in a bid to attract, retain, and monetize an increasingly fickle audience. Deloitte Global predicts that…