The Economist intelligence unit recently published its latest “Global Liveability Ranking”, which covers 140 cities worldwide.It is based on several criteria: population density, availability of goods and services and quality of infrastructure.Mid-sized…
A team of researchers at Yahoo Labs Barcelona created a GPS mapping algorithm able to automatically determine not the shortest, but the "most pleasant" route between two points, according to its beauty, quietness and "happiness" score. In order to measure…
Ikea recently released a study examining morning habits of 8,000 people in 8 major cities around the world (Berlin, London, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Shanghai and Stockholm). The "Life at Home" report provides plenty of interesting figures about…
Since its earliest uses, street lighting has traditionally aimed at protecting pedestrians from potential obstacles or bad encounters. Besides convenience and security purposes, new uses of light in urban environments are emerging, giving birth to…
With 15 of the top 25 slots, European cities still dominate Mercer’s “Quality of living” annual ranking.Vienna ranks first, followed by Zurich and Auckland. Germany and Switzerland are the most represented countries in this ranking, with three cities each…
To support the launch of innovative fridge-freezers prolonging freshness of fruits and vegetables and reducing vitamin loss thanks to its “Vitamin Safe “ compartment, Panasonic has set up 2 giant futuristic glass bubbles at La Defense (Paris).On the 1st…
To prevent dogs from being stolen while their masters are shopping, which apparently is an increasing concern in the USA and Europe, the city of Oslo offers “dog lockers”.Dogs are placed in a chargeable storage unit (1.72US$) to remain safe and dry.Thus,…