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European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register a new initiative on “Whatever it Takes” European day

As this European Citizens' Initiative fulfills the formal conditions, the Commission considers it legally admissible The European Commission decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘European Day of “Whatever it Takes”'. In reference to the statement made by the former President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, on 26 July 2012, the…

Women’s empowerment ‘centre stage’ of tourism’s restart

The shared progress being made in putting women’s empowerment ‘centre stage’ of tourism’s restart has been presented at the World Travel Market in London With the pandemic having made clear the extent to which women and girls everywhere are disproportionately affected by crisis, UNWTO partnered with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development…

Could fusion be the ultimate energy of the future?

Professor Ian Chapman, Chief Executive of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), outlines the latest research developments in UK fusion energy and discusses the potential of fusion power in the global energy transition Fusion is the process that powers the Sun and stars. The rewards for recreating what many consider the ultimate energy source here on Earth…

Mexican government investigating collector who claims he burned a Frida Kahlo drawing for an NFT charity project

Collector Martin Mobarak purportedly set a 1944 Kahlo drawing on fire in a martini glass while a mariachi band burst into song during a ceremony at his Miami mansion A Florida man who set aflame what appears to be a $10m Frida Kahlo drawing as part of an NFT (non-fungible token) launch is under investigation…

Smart City Expo and Tomorrow.Mobility grow and inspire a new drive to the urban innovation ecosystem

The city of Seoul was awarded as Smart City of 2022 for its Smart Seoul digitization platform The 2022 editions of Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international summit on cities and smart urban solutions organized by Fira de Barcelona, and Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress (TMWC), co-organized with EIT Urban Mobility, close this afternoon…

Three new Zero Waste Certified Cities in Slovenia

Becomes the European country with the most Zero Waste Certified Municipalities The municipalities of Vrhnika, Log-Dragomer and Borovnica obtained the international certificate “Zero waste municipality”. They received a rating of three stars out of five. The cities were awarded by Mission Zero Academy (MiZA) and supported by Zero Waste Europe. Ekologi brez meja implemented the…

New hardware security device developed by researchers

SUTD researchers have developed a new hardware security device to ensure that data is protected and secured from sophisticated cyber attacks Data breaches are increasing exponentially as more and more data are being shared and stored digitally. Because of this, it is crucial that data must be protected and secured from increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. Scientists,…

Seoul awarded Smart City of 2022 at Smart City Expo World Congress

The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, received special recognition for its resilience and use of digitization The capital of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, has been awarded as Smart City of 2022 at the World Smart City Awards presented annually by the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) to acknowledge the most outstanding initiatives and projects in…

Study offers evidence-based roadmap for making cities more sustainable, resilient, inclusive, and future-ready

ThoughtLab has collaborated with a global coalition of business, government, and academic leaders to provide city decision-makers with such an evidence-based roadmap The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent social and economic disruptions forever changed the expectations and behaviors of citizens, businesses, and cities. The degree of change and sweep of challenges have never been greater…

Scientists Perform First Transfusions of Lab-Grown Blood

A clinical trial is testing how lab-grown cells might help patients with blood disorders and rare blood types Researchers have performed the first transfusions of red blood cells grown in a lab as part of a U.K.-based clinical trial to test how long these cells can live. The team grew blood from stem cells that they had separated…