Matt Bellamy of Muse calls for more female politicians to save the Earth
According to the frontman of Muse Matt Bellamy the planet could be saved from environmental catastrophe only if it was ruled by more female leaders.
10 things you didn’t think could be smart but are becoming so
Smart objects are those that, according to the University of Toronto, have the ability to react and communicate with peers (this definition excludes some of my acquaintances). And to do this, it must have a small brain (this thing excludes some other of them).
The second life of drones. The dreaded technology can also be a force for good
In April 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, and the population was highly unprepared to face the devastation. Only 5,000 people were available to rescue the more than 8 million affected. GlobalMedic, a rescue unit from Canada, was able to use drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), to identify thousands of survivors among what
Zimbabwe, another 22 elephants poisoned with cyanide
Continua la strage di elefanti, sale a 62 il numero di pachidermi uccisi a ottobre nel parco nazionale di Hwange.
Ferruccio de Bortoli. The war of the skies is never the solution
The region that includes Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and part of Turkey, where Kurds claim autonomy or even independence in the name of a greater Kurdistan, has been the focus of international attention for decades. The journalist Ferruccio de Bortoli shines a light on the issue ahead of the Turkish parliamentary elections on the 1st of
Mayflower, the first unmanned solar-powered boat to cross the Atlantic
Exactly 400 years after the first Mayflower made its historic voyage, another boat of its name, this time a high-tech solar and wind-powered one, will set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 2020. The route will replicate the Plymouth-to-Plymouth journey made by the first Mayflower when it brought the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth in England
Marco Zucchetti, Bee my Future’s first beekeeper: an update
Marco, you are a beekeeper hobbyist, since you actually have another job. Why do you have this passion? Everything started about 10 years ago when I first met a man, a 70-year-old beekeeper who let me discover an amazing brand new world. Thanks to him I decided to attend technical courses in order to learn
Cycling to work is fun, even during winter
Bike to work is an expression we got used to thanks to the increasing number of people using bikes to get to work, especially during spring and summer, while in winter they are a bit lazier. Winter Bike to work was created with the aim of proving that biking in winter, even when it is snowing, is not a problem at
What will disappear from the city of the future that we are not going to miss
Cities have already lived the day when the first bus came out of the garage instead of the horse-drawn omnibus, that when the first electric street light was turned on and the oil ones turned off and that when the houses were equipped with indoor toilets and streets were cleaned of open sewers. The history
Photovoltaic panels to be installed everywhere
Developed by En-Eco Group a company established in Florence, the new photovoltaic panels are flexible, recyclable and efficient. They can be carried or installed almost everywhere and it allows you to always have electricity at your fingertips.