Cities
Mile high superscrappers, nature-inspired architecture, smart urbanization—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of cities.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVJ_rgEUSJE
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The B1M
Why have many major European cities not embraced the skyscraper? We explain. For more by The B1M subscribe now - http://ow.ly/GxW7y Read the full story on th...
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https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/06/11/covid-19-challenges-new-yorks-future
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Economist
Cities around the world, take heed
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/28/ban-all-glass-skscrapers-to-save-energy-in-climate-crisis
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The Guardian
Air conditioning is used to avoid greenhouse effect but cooling buildings adds to carbon emissions
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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/aug/13/halfway-boiling-city-50c
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The Guardian
It is the temperature at which human cells start to cook, animals suffer and air conditioners overload power grids. Once an urban anomaly, 50C is fast becoming reality
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http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dubai-rotating-skyscraper-dynamic-tower-hotel-building-a7585981.html
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World's first fully rotational skyscraper allows residents to control how much their apartments spin
The Independent
'How many stars? This "hotel" will be beyond stars,' reads the website
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https://digitstodollars.com/2021/07/02/fox-in-the-hen-house-re-match/
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DIGITS TO DOLLARS
Fox in the Hen House Re-match: Open RAN - Intel vs. Qualcomm Rematch - Intel is building up a software ecosystem in telecom equipment which may be their first success in 20 years of trying to break into the industry.
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https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/2/26/17053054/future-outdoors-sale-outrider-hipcamp
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The Ringer
With public land shrinking, private companies are stepping in to serve eager hunters, hikers, and campers
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Proponents of seasteading claim they are re-inventing society but critics think they’re just evading taxes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFjD3NMv6Kw
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TED
More than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The way we bui...
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/the-dawn-of-the-asian-century/
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We Forum
Asia's ongoing economic integration is bucking the international trend of trade fragmentation. With China as its engine room, the region can demonstrate the benefits of multilateralism to the world and take us forward into a new Asian century.
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Wind energy is becoming one of the cheapest and most widely used forms of energy generation, and should see continued uptake over the next decade.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/the-pad-hong-kong-architect-technology-building-ipad-dubai-iron-man-2018-5?r=US&%3BIR=T
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Business Insider
Hong Kong architect James Law designed a building full of technology he compares to Tony Stark's Iron Man suit of armor. The apartment building looks like an Apple iPod and the residency was originally named the iPad in Dubai.
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Diving into the depths of urban development, cities are building down to solve land troubles.
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http://www.fastcodesign.com/3046315/4-ways-elevators-will-get-totally-insane-in-2016
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Fastcompany
The company behind 1 WTC’s super-fast elevators tells us about the <em>Star Trek</em> elevators that will be coming as soon as next year.
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http://senseable.mit.edu/light-traffic/
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Senseable
Slot-based intersections that could replace traditional traffic lights, significantly reducing queues and delays.
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United Nations members have agreed to implement a global cybersecurity pact, but implementation will be challenging.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/where-have-all-the-children-gone/594133/
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The Atlantic
America’s urban rebirth is missing something key—actual births.
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https://techxplore.com/news/2019-07-homes-future-hyper-connected-pods-habitat.html
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Homes in the future may be hyper connected pods that transform our habitat, communities and politics
Tech Xplore
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http://www.quantumrun.com/prediction/big-business-future-behind-self-driving-cars-future-transportation-p2
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Quantumrun
The year is 2021. You’re driving down the highway on your daily commute. You approach a car that’s stubbornly driving at the max speed limit. You decide to pass this overly law-abiding driver, except when you do, you discover there’s no one in the front seat.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-welcome-to-shanghai-the-capital-of-the-future/
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The Globe And Mail
Shanghai, one of the planet’s most populous urban centres, is growing at breakneck speed. But thanks to decades of planning, they’re doing it right. The city is destined for global supremacy
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http://www.grunge.com/57222/futuristic-cities-already-built/
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Grunge
These cities provide a snapshot of what our future will have in store for us.
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With electric cars soon to outnumber combustion engine vehicles, industry experts are puzzling over how to deal with discarded lithium-ion batteries.