New paths for the roads of tomorrow
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Swimming is back in town (it’s still summer!)
Among other natural elements, water surely is one of the most appreciated in cities – or even a symbol, as the famous …
How cities deal with the climate change risks
According to the non-profit organization “100 Resilient Cities”, urban resilience is the ability of individuals,…
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Foursquare data, a tool to visualize and analyze urban mobility
Location-based social network Foursquare recently published an interactive map showing the 500 million check-ins made…
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Giving life to inanimate urban objects...
"Hello Lamp Post!", the winning project of Bristol's 2013 "Playable City Award", aims to give life to street furniture…
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When internet gives life to “static” street art
American designer and street artist INSA gave birth to a concept called “GIF-iti” mixing physical and virtual art.He…
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The “automatic” bike
British company Cambridge Consultants is currently testing in Amsterdam a bicycle that can be controlled with a…
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Sitting any time, anywhere
The “Softwalks” project aims to improve pedestrians’ experience in New York by transforming the city’s sidewalks into…
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The (mobile) book where you are the hero
The emerging “mobile-reading” phenomenon is further illustrated with a new app that offers readers an interactive and…
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Google will use cities as a playing field for its game Ingress
Google is currently testing inside the gamers’ community a closed beta version of its incoming mobile game “Ingress”…
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Lack of sunlight ? Just wait for the bus!
In Umeå, a city located close to the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden, days last less than five hours during the…
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A particularly sensitive interface...
American company Qeexo developed a technology called Finger Sense allowing new user experiences on touch screens…
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Creating an interface on any object with an augmented light bulb
A student from the MIT Media Lab developed the prototype of a light bulb able to convert any kind of surface into a…
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The end of phone battery failure
The charge cycle project proposes both a funny and healthy way to charge your smartphone in the street.This project…
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Airbnb strengthens its hyperlocal expertise
Airbnb, the American social website connecting travelers and hosts around the world, has just launched a new service…