Category: GLOBAL VIEW
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THE 8th CONTINENT – CLEANING OUR OCEANS
Design innovation to clean the seas of pollution and recycle plastic in our oceans. ‘The 8th Continent’ (pictured) by Lenka Petráková who is a senior architect at Zaha Hadid Architects in London. The winning concept harvests plastic debris from the ocean surface which is then broken down into recyclable materials. Its five-part structure contains living quarters…
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
BENEFITS FROM APOLLO On the anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969 when Neil Armstrong said the iconic words when landing on the moon “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. It is important, at this time of new space exploration, to remember there are many benefits that the world…
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DESIGNING THE FUTURE
THE WORLD DESIGN SUMMIT The World Design Summit – Montréal (WDS) is an international unprecedented gathering of diverse disciplines that will focus on the importance of how design can shape the future. The aim is to harness the power of design, to create positive change and sustainable growth. Montréal will host design professionals, government and business…
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BLURRING SCIENCE FACT AND FICTION
Released today 28.09.2016 the film Ambition -Epilogue directed by Maciej Jackiewicz and stars Aisling Franciosi (The Fall, Game of Thrones) created with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Fish Ladder / Platige Image the film blurs the lines between Science fiction and science fact showing the journey of an apprentice exploring an alien planet. The film…
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CYBER SECURITY
The importance of National security has become increasingly digital and cyber security was highlighted by Erel N. Margalit , PHD, chairman of the Israeli Parliament Cyber Security Task Force who explained the importance of cross-border communication at the Paris Technology conference. As the digital world develops national security, as well as personal security, has to be revised he…
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