Zero-waste miracles: France's poorest city turns green
“I think I don't do anything special. Zero-waste? I just recovered good practices that society has forgotten for 50 years."
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Park assist? It was already there in the 20s
Today some cars (few, to be honest) offer the possibility of parking parallel to the pavement by pressing a simple button. And they also cost a fortune, let's face it without pretense. The idea of park assist had also come from our grandparents' parents, and going back to the 30s I found truly picturesque proof of it. An unfortunately unidentified Californian inventor from the 30s has come up with a very respectable solution for parking anywhere with extreme ease. … Read more
14 July, French national holiday: the exoskeleton appears at the parade
The photo of the soldier with the exoskeleton is taken from the rehearsals of the military parade on the Champs Élysées which celebrates the French national holiday on July 14th.
250 electric buses: one of the largest orders in the EU for Milan
This is not the first form of collaboration: Solaris has provided 25 electric buses in Milan in the past. The new contract is one of the most important signed in the EU.
Shigeru Ban proposes a temporary Notre-Dame
Only a few hours had passed since the terrible accident last June which devastated the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. Against a backdrop of still-smoking rubble, French President Emanuel Macron launched a call for the world's best talent to provide ideas on reconstruction. Just a few days later the Japanese architect and designer Shigeru Ban presented his proposal for a temporary structure in front of the cathedral to welcome tourists, faithful and religious events. In the intentions of the starchitect (to be clear, even if I hate ... Read more
MTurk, the scam that inspired computers and Amazon
More than 230 years after an incredible game played in Paris, Amazon is using the name mTurk for its new artificial “artificial intelligence” project. No, that's not a typo. Here's the whole story.
Global warming: forget 1.5 ° C, we will go further
In 2010, scientists observed that pollution would cause global warming of 1,3°C. Today's data is just a consequence.
Unmanned aircraft, Airbus is ready. And you?
Airbus' sales manager announces that his company already has technologies ready to fly its unmanned aircraft, and they are considering how to get legislators and passengers to accept it.
StoreDot recharges an electric scooter in just 5 minutes
StoreDots are thinner than normal lithium-ion batteries, contain less lithium, more Germanic and some preserving agents that counteract their decay: the results are amazing.
19_19, the new Citroen concept came straight out of a science fiction film
The French house had already accustomed us to frontier concepts, but this is among the most fun
Report Reveals: Man Directly Responsible for the Extinction of One in Eight Species
The report, drawn up by 145 scientists from 50 countries, investigated humanity's impact on the environment, concluding that of the 8 million known species on the planet, one million are on the brink of extinction solely because of humans .
Retrieve the suitcase with 2.0 systems
How many times does it happen that a #suitcase gets lost at the #airport, ends up in the wrong destination or is delivered to others? Very often. However, lost baggage not only ruins the holidays of the person concerned, but is also a huge cost to the budget of air transport companies. In 2015, lost, damaged or late-delivered bags cost airlines $2,3 billion. “Although there was a reduction of 3,75 percent compared to 2014 it is… Read more
Climate project: Carrefour awards 7 companies
Carrefour has started to look around among its suppliers (651) to identify the "greenest" companies that are ahead in adopting environmental sustainability policies. The company asked participants to present their projects, then evaluating them with the consultancy of Fedabo, a leading company in the sector, evaluating their innovative scope and producing a ranking: 7 virtuous companies, each for a reason. For Carrefour's sales and marketing director, Grégoire Kaufman, the process was natural: since 2011… Read more
You move on to artificial blood
Artificial blood could soon become a reality thanks to the first successful human transfusion. Dr. Luc Douay of the Parisian University 'Pierre et Marie Curie' extracted stem cells from bone marrow and 'encouraged' them to grow and transform into blood cells by administering a cocktail of growth factors: finally he injected 10 billion of these cells (the equivalent of 2 milliliters) in the donor's spinal cord. After 5 days 94% of the cells were still alive and… Read more
