Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Infrastructure Trust (CIT) today released a Request for Information (RFI) for the Chicago Smart Lighting Project, which seeks to update the City of Chicago’s electric lighting infrastructure. The ...
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In Spain, they’re going on the offensive. Situated in the province of Girona, northeast of Barcelona, La Garrotxa is known for its volcanic landscape. It has become one of the first test sites for this kind of early warning system. ...
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OffTheScale (OTS), a new fitness platform being promoted by celebrity fitness trainer and author Jay Cardiello, will be powered by Garmin's Vivofit II fitness tracker. OffTheScale provides a Garmin wearable device to each of its ...
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Toyota has committed to invest $50m over the next 5 years on research and development of intelligent vehicle and mobility technologies. The Japanese automaker is teaming up with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of ...
In all, 100 new BMW i3 electric cars can be availed under DriveNow car sharing for urban mobility in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich in Germany. DriveNow, which has added 470,000 customers across the globe during the past four years, has been ...
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Researchers have showcased their solutions for easier detection of salmonella in food, as part of the US Food and Drug Administration's first Food Safety Challenge. The winning solution will get cash reward of $400,000. The Purdue ...
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When you’re having trouble sleeping, light is the last thing you assume you need. But according to a pilot study attempting to solve insomnia among lung cancer patients led by University at Buffalo sleep researcher Grace Dean, light ...
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The US government has urged communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing direct technical support to build strong local food systems as part of a community's emerging economic action plans. Under ...
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BASF is hosting a week-long program in New York City to address one of the world’s pressing future challenges: urban development to meet our growing population. Thought leaders, scientists, students and citizens are participating in a ...
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Australian supermarkets Woolworths and Coles, along with food brands Kellogg’s, Vegemite and Milo are among the top 10 ‘meaningful brands’ for Australians, according to new findings from communications and marketing ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber has confirmed plans to construct a new tire factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with an investment of up to $550m. The project is part of the company's strategy to serve demand for high-value-added (HVA) consumer ...
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Producers of gaming consoles are clearly looking far beyond providing just games, as they include sport and education-related functions in their offerings. Xbox has started working with New Oriental, a leading privately owned education ...
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BASF will connect people and ideas in six locations worldwide at the Creator Space tour, a year-long, global event series aiming to address the challenges of smart energy, food and urban living. The second stop, is taking place in Shanghai, ...
LED agricultural grow light module market to reach US$1.8 billion by 2021, says report Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Friday 20 March 2015] The LED agricultural grow light module market, which reached US$395 million in value during ...
Environmental protection is an important growth driver for China and the demand for investment would be huge in the years to come, Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining said in Beijing Saturday. [Special coverage] Chen said at ...
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