Redacción de The Smart City Journal, Author at thesmartcityjournal.com

Earth’s core, replete with oceans and cyclones, is being demystified

Details are emerging about the protective magnetic field that’s key to sustaining life At the centre of Earth is a vast ball of metal, the planet’s core. While unreachable without the help of Jules Verne, it can be studied and plays a vital role for the world. The iron-nickel interior generates a magnetic field that…

Eco-friendly Business: Tips To Get Started

Modern entrepreneurs understand that today’s consumers are looking for brands they can trust and connect to that have a socially responsible business model With 72% of research respondents reporting they were actively buying more environmentally friendly products than they did five years ago and 81% saying they expect to buy even more over the next five years,…

Positive financial results for travel giants

Here's a comparison of four of the industry's biggest players: Expedia, TripAdvisor, Booking and Airbnb As the travel world is still recovering from the last throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry is seeing a variety of financial results. Here's a comparison of four of the industry's biggest players: Expedia, TripAdvisor, Booking and Airbnb. Booking…

PSA BDP, Dow India partner to construct green transport corridor

PSA BDP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. (Dow India) to launch a first-of-its-kind sustainable transportation solution in India Beginning in 2024, PSA BDP will deploy electric vehicles for import and export container trucking through PSA International’s (PSA) Mumbai, Ameya, and other terminals to Dow India’s facilities. PSA Mumbai’s…

No evidence linking Facebook adoption and negative well-being

The largest independent scientific study ever conducted, investigating the spread of Facebook across the globe found no evidence that the social media platform’s worldwide penetration is linked to widespread psychological harm The independent Oxford study, published by the Royal Society, used well-being data from nearly a million people across 72 countries over 12 years and harnessed…

Nanopore technology achieves breakthrough in protein variant detection

The Oxford method, published in Nature Nanotechnology, employs innovative nanopore technology to identify structural variations at the single-molecule level, even deep within long protein chains Human cells contain approximately 20,000 protein-encoding genes. However, the actual number of proteins observed in cells is far greater, with over 1,000,000 different structures known. These variants are generated through…

Which City Is the Fairest of Them All?

By applying the golden ratio to architecture we can find out which city has better mathematical advantages Before you think me crazy, let me quickly explain that the cities involved did not have to walk down a catwalk, present their talents, or wear a bikini. The ‘competition’ was more of a mathematical one, with the results surprising,…

The significance of measuring climate actions in the battle to net zero

Violeta Gevorkjan, Decarbonisation and Sustainability Expert at HeavyFinance, looks at the role of quantifying and measuring climate actions in the transition to clean energy With rising temperatures impacting cities worldwide, and most prominently, the world powerlessly watching the fires in Rhodes unfold, the fight against climate change has reached a critical juncture. As the urgency…

Qatar’s tourism industry thrives post-World Cup: 347% increase in arrivals expected

Doha is increasingly competitive with more traditional tourist centers such as Dubai and Manama Many new arrivals hail from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a regional economic union of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Some are GCC citizens, while others are workers based in one of the union’s member…

Emirates Premium Economy shines in first year of full service

Since August 2022, the airline has operated close to 4,500 flights with Premium Economy, traversing more than 36 million kilometres around the globe After setting new industry benchmarks in Premium Economy travel, Emirates is celebrating a banner first year of full-service operations with the highly popular cabin class. Over 160,000 customers have traded up to…