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Following the natural path to boosting city dwellers’ health and well-being

EU-backed studies evaluate the quality of life in a Greek city and adopt a health-relevant approach for assessing urban green spaces Cities should be human-centred. Inspired by this belief, in 2020 the EU-funded VARCITIES project set out to establish sustainable models for enhancing the health and well-being of citizens exposed to diverse climatic conditions and…

Public Health, Quality of Life, Sustainable Cities, Urban Green Spaces, VARCITIES

Advancing Water Quality Assessment

HKUST Researchers Introduce World’s First High-Resolution Global Groundwater Sulfate Distribution Map Uncovering Public Health Risks A recent study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed a startling public health threat: About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive sulfate levels in groundwater. This alarming finding…

Lighting the way to neuroscientific transformation

PANERIS organises workshops and training events to advance neuroscience research and innovation in Europe. Lighting the way to neuroscientific transformation A satellite workshop recently organised by the EU-funded PANERIS project provided scientists with a unique opportunity to share knowledge on innovative imaging techniques and their potential impact on neuroscience. Titled ‘Frontiers of Light Microscopy’, the…

AI in Research, Biomedical Imaging, Brain Health, Neuroscience, Scientific Innovation

A roadmap for AI technology in law enforcement

Researchers, policy makers and law enforcement personnel co-create guidelines and recommendations for the ethical use of AI in crime prevention. The world is changing rapidly, and artificial intelligence (AI) is central to the transformation. While AI is capable of revolutionising fields such as housing, healthcare, transportation and education, the deployment of AI by law enforcement…

AI Ethics, AI Regulation, artificial intelligence, Law Enforcement, Public Safety

Fostering co-innovation in the agricultural sector and beyond

The EU-backed PREMIERE consortium is streamlining the project proposal process by reinforcing the multi-actor approach The environmental, economic and social challenges facing the agricultural sector today call for a completely new approach that reflects the complexity of current times and leads to more readily applicable solutions. Achieving a high level of innovation requires pooling diverse…

Agricultural innovation, EU funding, Horizon Europe, Sustainable agriculture

Global Economy Stabilizes, But Developing Economies Face Tougher Slog

World Bank report warns of insufficient growth for wealth redistribution. Developing economies—which fuel 60 percent of global growth—are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century with the weakest long-term growth outlook since 2000, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Even as the global economy stabilizes in the next…

Developing economies, Economic growth, Global economy, Trade policy, World Bank

Global expansion of the hotel industry in 2025

More than 524,000 new rooms are expected to open worldwide, according to CoStar data. The global hotel industry is gearing up for a significant year of growth in 2025, with more than 524,000 new rooms expected to open worldwide, according to data from CoStar. Currently, approximately one million rooms are under construction, with the Asia-Pacific…

Global tourism, Hospitality trends, Hotel development, Hotel industry, Tourism investment

Engineers enable a drone to determine its position in the dark and indoors

A new low-power system using radio frequency waves takes a major step toward autonomous, indoor drone navigation. In the future, autonomous drones could be used to shuttle inventory between large warehouses. A drone might fly into a semi-dark structure the size of several football fields, zipping along hundreds of identical aisles before docking at the…

Autonomous navigation, drones, Millimeter wave technology, MIT research

For major U.S. cities, the ‘donut effect’ persists

New research from Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom finds that the country’s 12 largest cities may never again look like they did before the pandemic What is the shelf life of a freshly baked donut? Two days, tops. But when it comes to an entirely different kind of donut – one that Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom…

Establishing a new era in human-AI collaboration

Putting human and societal needs at the very heart of artificial intelligence research and development will help ensure that this transformative technology benefits everyone As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly ingrained in our everyday lives, it is critical that the transformative power of this technology is fully directed at benefiting citizens. Finding ways of cementing…