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Smartphone and smart watch: digital devices used by Muscovites

32 percent of Muscovites have smart home appliances, and every second family has a TV with Internet access. It is now possible due to the quality and availability of mobile Internet in Moscow Muscovites use mobile devices more regularly not only for making calls, but for routine tasks too. 91 percent of Muscovites above 18 have smartphones.…

Valio and VTT researching future food production using cellular agriculture methods

The new joint project by Valio and VTT will develop technology for biotechnologically produced proteins Valio and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are together launching a project to research what kinds of food industry raw materials could be produced using cellular agriculture. The research project will develop technology for biotechnologically produced proteins. In cellular…

Smart City National Day, a big step forward in Iran

The Smart City Research Institute initiative has institutional support and an ambitious roadmap According to the public relations of the Smart City Research Center of Iran, the annual celebration of the Smart City National Day was held on November 25, 2021, coinciding with Farabi's commemoration day due to the Utopia theory of this philosopher, in…

Smart City Expo Miami 2021 wraps up with a highlight on community resilience, mobility, and more

The final day of this year’s Smart City Miami Expo started off with a conversation from Alissa Farina, Resilience Programs Manager at the City of Miami Local case studies with global impact The final day of this year’s Smart City Miami Expo started off with a conversation from Alissa Farina, Resilience Programs Manager at the…

EU’s circular material use rate increased in 2020

Compared with 2019, the circularity rate increased by 0.8 percentage points. The rate has maintained a stable growth trend since 2004 (8.3%), the first year for which data are available In 2020, the EU’s circular material use rate (referred to as the circularity rate) reached 12.8%. This means that almost 13% of material resources used in the…

The government of El Salvador collaborates with Smart City Sweden to turn waste into value

The capital city, San Salvador, is investigating the possibilities for a waste-to-energy plant in the country, where solid waste is turned into clean energy in the form of electricity, heat or fuel for transport The capital city of El Salvador, San Salvador, is undergoing a fast population growth, which has put pressure on waste management…

How AI can Fundamentally Transform Drug Discovery and Nanomedicine

The need for vaccines and antiviral drugs to combat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has renewed focus on limits to what medicine can currently treat and the speed with which we discover and develop new drugs for any disease This focus has further fueled AI-centric efforts to improve the drug development process. Joining over 100 other…

Randi Zuckerberg joins Advisory Council of Okcoin and $1M initiative to welcome more women to crypto

Okcoin is committed to funding initiatives that will make the crypto market more accessible to women and others currently on the sidelines of the traditional financial system Randi Zuckerberg is the first member of Okcoin's Brand Advisory Council to bring more women into crypto. With her and future Council members, they plan to reach 50%…

The future of smart cities – economic and technical challenges

A competitive city needs to provide services that offer a high standard of living at competitive costs Throughout the years there have been a plethora of articles written on smart cities - so why one more? To start, this article offers insights on how greater adoption of technology can help solve many long-standing economic and…

Hospital at home: How healthcare orgs can set programs up for success

Experts say home-based advanced care initiatives should consider patients holistically and recognize virtual care as a distinct modality requiring its own strategic investments Although telehealth is often thought of in the context of synchronous video visits, in reality, virtual care encompasses a wide range of opportunities to connect patients with medical care beyond brick-and-mortar facilities. One…