Food is a signal

Food is a signal

For too long food has been considered just a heap of calories, vitamins and microelements. But it is much more than that: it’s what comes of the sun entering the soil, plants and animals, transforming them into the energy our body requires.

Brain and memory-boosting foods

Brain and memory-boosting foods

If you have poor memory and concentration, it’s not just age: it’s also lack of sleep, stress, lifestyle and genetics. And food habits also play a crucial role.

Magic exists. The e-Luminate Cambridge Festival brings it to light

Magic exists. The e-Luminate Cambridge Festival brings it to light

Discover the city in a new light. It all started when the founder and director of the festival Alessandra Caggiano was cycling through the iconic city centre of Cambridge, UK, whilst it was pitch black. “How wonderful this could be if it was all lit up,” she thought. Now at its fourth edition, the e-Luminate

Denmark, new wind power record set in 2015

Denmark, new wind power record set in 2015

It breaks one record after another. Denmark already tops any rank dedicated to sustainability, both environmental and social. But it doesn’t settle and, year after year, it does more to try to be an example and – most of all – a stimulus to other countries. In 2015, the renewable energy produced from wind set

Turning the herbal medicine jamu into green energy and savings

Turning the herbal medicine jamu into green energy and savings

Industrial uses of energy-rich vegetation, or biomass, as fuel can be key to the future of renewable energy. Biomass in the form of waste in particular is ideal as it is available at no cost. In Indonesia a forward-thinking company, Sido Muncul, is using the waste from the production of the popular herbal medicine jamu