Barcelona's new planning strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution and turning secondary streets into citizen spaces for culture, leisure and the community. The plan is based around the idea of superilles (superblocks) - mini neighbourhoods around which traffic will flow, and in which spaces will be repurposed to "fill our city with life", as its tagline says. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/17/superblocks-rescue-barcelona-spain-plan-give-streets-back-residents
HealthMatch is a mobile app that allows you to find clinical trials in the fastest and simplest way possible in real-time and tailored to your profile. It structures and aggregates clinical-trial listing data, making it machine-readable so that you can be matched with trials relevant to your condition. By simply inputting data about your condition and answering a series of machine generated questions, you will be able to easily qualify for trials and access new treatments. You can register interest in this new app which is under development.
The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled its new glow-in-the-dark coin, thought to be the first of its kind. The CAD 2 coin has been created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada?s confederation. The coin has been made with ink that contains luminescent material so it glows in the dark. https://www.springwise.com/worlds-first-glow-dark-coin-celebrates-canadian-anniversary/?
Bit esoteric I know; but as an *ahem* more mature firefigher, rolling up hoses after a fire is killer on the knees/back. Especially when you're already tired. Plus if you have another call, it needs to be done very quickly! Simple, clever solution -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xRocstLy60
These inventive vending machines have been popping up around France. Instead of dispensing sweet treats or sugary drinks, however, these kiosks distribute short stories!?Sleek in design and minimal in effort, each vending machine offers an appealing way for commuters and customers to kill time. To use the innovative inventions, simply choose your desired reading time: 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. Then, the machine will surprise you with a randomly-selected short story to occupy your time and make waiting around a bit more bearable?if at least for a couple of minutes. :) ?http://short-edition.com/en/
