Five ways to make cities healthier and more sustainable
Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities. With that number expected to rise to 68 percent by 2050, urbanisation is one of the world’s most transformative...
Building integrated photovoltaics: the future is green
A low environmental impact and high performance material for the construction of photovoltaic devices called solar luminescence concentrators (Lsc) that can be integrated into buildings has been developed by...
Breast cancer prevention and nutrition: foods that help women
Pink October, the month of breast cancer prevention, is coming to an end. On the other hand, the attention paid to prevention, specifically oncology, must never be interrupted, despite...
Apocalisse Xylella, the docu-film on the tragedy of the olive trees in Puglia
How Puglia was and how it became after the devastation of the olive trees due to Xylella is the theme of a docu-film made by Paola Ghislieri who lives...
Microplastics in baby bottles, up to 4 million per liter
Plastic baby bottles release an average of 4 million microplastic particles per liter of formula milk fed. The data is the result of a study conducted by John Boland...
Separate collection, in Italy the Free Waste cities are increasing
There are 598 Waste Free Municipalities, those where each citizen produces a maximum of 75 kilos of dry residue per year: 51 more than last year. And this is...
