Fuorisalone 2016, the very best of green design that can be seen and touched
A guide to discover the best of green design at the Fuorisalone 2016. Milan is on show until 17 April.
Francesca Clemente
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Portland, Nike buys the city a smart, cheap bike sharing programme
The sportswear brand paid 10 million dollars for this new bike share programme. With Nike’s sponsorship Portland’s affordable system of bikes will grow from 600 to 1,000.
M.I.A. releases a new video for the World Recycle Week
In order to raise awareness on recycling old clothes, M.I.A. joins H&M’s campaign World Recycle Week with her new song and video ‘Rewear It’.
The negative impact of oil in the world. Wars, climate change and health
The consequences of oil extraction and use are devastating. From the environment to health, from human rights to armed conflicts.
Macedonian police fires teargas at women and children. Idomeni, Europe’s biggest shame
Macedonian police fired teargas and rubber bullets at migrants trying to cross the border in Idomeni, Greece. Women and children were left wounded.
Coats and bikinis will charge smartphones and computers
There are ever more garments with built-in solar panels. From solar coats to necklaces.
Tesla Model 3: Elon Musk announces a new sales record in a tweet
Tesla smashes sales records: over 325,000 Model 3 preordered, as Elon Musk announced on Twitter. The figure would be enough to make the Californian company enter the book of Guinness World Records for the most widely preordered car in a week, ever.
Unesco supports world heritage sites with hashtags and books
Now that the hashtags and social networks are so important for communication that, in order to promote the landscape, architectural and cultural heritage, it’s necessary to improve the communication strategies and explore alternative languages making an effort to combine the benefits of traditional paper media and less conventional forms of media involvement. Unesco thoroughly pursued this
Microsoft explains the interaction between music and technology in a new website
Music x Technology is an online platform where artists such as deadmou5, Neon Indian and Matthew Dear teach how to make music with Microsoft technologies.
Investments in renewable energy hit new record in 2015
With 286 billion dollars, 2015 was the year of renewable energy. A sign that even though the price of fossil fuels dropped, the transition has begun.