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Society USANew York is the New Tokyo, Named World’s Most Innovative City
A list that annually ranks the world’s most innovative cities has put New York in first place, pushing Japan’s Tokyo, last year’s winner, down to second, as the United States steps up with its embrace of smart tech and start-ups.
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Society
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Society
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Technology
Technology England“Artificial Leaf” Could Be Major Step to Produce Sustainable Fuel
University of Cambridge researchers in England have demonstrated that a widely-used gas – syngas – can be produced sustainably without the use of fossil fuels, bringing them one step closer to developing an eco-friendly liquid fuel alternative to petrol.
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Society
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Technology
Technology United KingdomHigh-Tech Farm Lab Checks Which Plants and Animals Are More Sustainable
A research project in North Wyke, London is using advanced technology to tackle climate issues, live-monitoring nutrients and gas emissions in farms to develop more sustainable ways to farm and raise animals.
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Technology
TechnologyLondon Homes Feel the Heat of the Underground to Cut Carbon
Danish company Ramboll is engineering a heating network that will use unwanted heat from London Underground’s Northern Line to provide a sustainable, low-cost means to warm up homes and businesses in north London’s borough of Islington.
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Environment
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Environment
EnvironmentLife is Back in Thames River with Fish, Seals, and Dolphins
London’s River Thames is teaming with life and has recovered from its biologically dead state since the 1950s. Improved waste systems, stricter environmental regulations, and 393 habitat enhancement projects since 2005 revived the river.