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The smart health section includes pieces about new ways of using 3D printing in the healthcare sector, the story of Pepper, the human-like robot, the Microsoft intention to integrate its smart watches with the medical service HealthVault, and more other news about technologies improving the services quality and delivering.

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This section presents some recent smart solutions adopted by cities, like the Madrid's BiciMAD e-bike sharing service. It also focuses on several studies performed by analysts: a new version of the City in Motion Index to measure the smartness of cities, the benefits from using driverless cars in combination with sharing schemes, and many others.

It explores the role of innovation in producing energy through interactive features

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The smart energy page provides you with some news on issues related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, management, and security. It deals with efficient public transport systems and also presents some relevant energy five-year forecasts for the gas demand and the LED technology in the Chinese market.

AppsTimeProject• The start up developed an application

designed to facilitate the relationship between end users and pharmacists, called PrenoFarma.

• Through an intuitive interface, the user can consult a database of drugs with their resulting benefits, and communicate with the pharmacists (listed according to the distance) to check availability of products needed and reserve them.

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state of the Innovation Union: Taking stock 2010-2014The European Commission recently published a new communication on "Research and Innovation as sources of renewed growth". It is underpinned by the 2014 "State of the Innovation Union" report, which details the steps taken and first results delivered since 2010 to implement

the Innovation Union flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 growth strategy. The progress made are stocked in the following blocks: strengthening the knowledge base and reducing fragmentation, getting ideas to market, maximizing social and territorial cohesion, the European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs), leveraging EU policies externally, and making it happen.

3D Human anatomy app to explore ten systems of the human body and get informations

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Technologies and applications for futureenergy-related processes

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How LEds Are set to Revolutionize Hi-Tech greenhouse FarmingAccording to the 2014 Medium-Term Gas Market Report, the projected near-doubling of Chinese gas demand through 2019 compensates for a slight decrease in many other areas of the world.

golden Age of gas Coming to China, IEA says in Latest Five-year OutlookConsumers are increasingly demanding seasonal vegetables all year round. Using LED technology for greenhouse lighting, the energy required to grow these crops could be minimized.

world needs $ 48 Trillion in Investment to Meet Its Energy needs to 2035According to a report authored by the IEA as part of the World Energy Outlook series, annual spending on energy efficiency needs to rise from $130 billion today to more than $550 billion by 2035.

Storage Gets a Lift from California’s $ 415 Million for Behind the Meter GenerationIncentives to support existing, new, and emerging distributed energy resources.

Record-Breaking Solar Cell Points the Way to Cheaper PowerA new design by Panasonic aimed at increasing solar cell efficiency.

India Targets Solar Power for All Homes by 2019The goal is to expand scope and usage of clean and green energy.

Retail Energy Management: the $ 3 Billion OpportunityThe paper reviews retail building energy management opportunities.

Siemens Report Shows Efficient Public Transport Could Save $ 800 BnThe study assesses transport systems in 35 major cities of the world.

Energy Efficiency Indicators: Essentials for Policy MakingImplementation guidelines for building meaningful indicators, issued by the IEA

solar Thermal Markets in Europe Trends and Market statistics 2013Analysis of the European solar thermal market authored by the ESTIF

2014 EIA Energy ConferenceWashington, DC (USA) | July 14-15, 2014A premier forum for addressing energy issues in the USA and worldwide

ECsEE 2014Brighton (UK) | July 3-6, 2014The second European conference on sustainability, energy and the environment

Can These steps Make Money from Energy Efficiency?Dr. Steve Fawkes discusses ways to create an investment class out of energy efficiency

Energy storage: Is It Ready?How battery energy storage systems can be applied to optimize integration of renewable energy into the grid

Benefits of Using Solar EnergyHow solar panels can reduce energy costs in typical homes and damages to the environment due to emissions

Renewable Energy: the Australian PerspectiveA comparison with other countries in the field of renewable energy generation

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dEwA Announces Complete Transformation of Its services into smart servicesThe Dubai Electricity and Water Authority announced that it has transformed all of its services into smart services in less than a year after the launch of the Smart Dubai initiative.

Driverless Cars Could Reduce Urban Traffic by 80 PercentCarlo Ratti, director of the SENSEable City Lab run by the US-based university MIT, said that driverless cars, in combination with sharing schemes, could take up to four-fifths of the traffic off the roads of congested cities.

Cities Index Ranks London, Tokyo and new york as Most sustainableThe IESE Cities in Motion Index looks at 10 key dimensions: governance, public management, urban planning, technology, the environment, international outreach, social cohesion, human capital and the economy.

Environment: Ljubljana European Green Capital 2016The city received recognition for its sustainability strategy "Vision 2025".

Why Don't More Cities Have E-Bike Shares?Madrid is the first European city to launch a fully e-bike share system.

Opportunities for ICT Providers in Intelligent Cities EvolutionRecent analysis from Frost & Sullivan focuses on the ICT investments.

Smart Lighting Market Worth $ 56.05 Billion by 2020Figures from a new market research report authored by MarketsandMarkets.

A Practical Guide from Cittalia-Anci to Exploit EU Funding OpportunitiesIt explores and presents opportunities in the 2014-2020 framework. Cities Made smart with data

Palava City, the India's next major planned city, will incorporate IBM technology to deliver an enhanced quality of life for residents

new Technologies in TransportationHow the transportation and mobility sector is changing, allowing people to travel faster and safer

Energy Efficient Smart Cities to Be Our Future?Energy efficiency is crucial to support the world's growing urban population

3d Printing of Kawasaki City: a smart City's Future LandscapeThe miniature represents a model of the future city of Kawasaki

dawn of the smart City?Perspectives on ideas behind the smart cities of New York, Ahmedabad, São Paulo, and Beijing

Europeans’ satisfaction with Urban TransportAnalysis of the citizens satisfaction with a number of features of urban public transports

smart Cities and the Internet of ThingsLondon (UK) | July 16, 2014How data gathering, management and analysis are opening new markets and business opportunities

smart street Lighting for smart CitiesOn-line | July 8, 2014A webinar regarding the adoption of smart street lighting in combination with smart city applications

Remote monitoring,health-related data collection and presentation models, support to assistive processes

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Microsoft May Be Planning Its Own Platform Play with HealthVault + smartwatch ComboThe watch could collect and report biometrics data up into the HealthVault platform, where it can be shared with other apps, and possibly one day with people in the health care system.

3d Printing Makes scoliosis Braces More sleek, ComfortableA prototype is fitted to each patient, and digitized to create a digital reference underlay. Once digital it is further adjusted to become more appealing to patients, and medically more effective.

A new Tool for the Early detection of Heart FailureA new non-invasive method to measure changes that occur in the water content of the lungs, could help to detect heart failure as well as edema, emphysema, dehydration, blood infection and acute lung injury, also in remote control procedure.

New iLimb Arms and Hands Are Smarter and More Subtle ProstheticsiLimbs allows people act almost as if they weren’t wearing a prosthetic.

3D Mammograms Improve Breast Cancer DetectionA new screening technique which reduces the number false alarms.

Pepper, the Robot "with a Heart"A human-like robot for personal use to address the needs of elderly.

New Device Could Improve Biomarker AnalysesA reliable alternative for detecting biomarkers.

HealthCrowd Expands Healthcare Messaging Platform to Reach PatientsA platform designed to change patients behavior to improve their health.

Medical devices sector ReviewMacro trends within Medical Devices andEquipment, problems and solutions specific to the sector, and case studies

4 dimensions of Effective mHealthFour critical dimensions for mHealth to reach its full potential effectiveness: people, places, payment, and purpose

mHealth + Telehealth worldBoston (Massachussets) | July, 15-16, 2014How utilize mobile technology in healthcare to improve patient outcomes

Healthcare Analytics symposiumChicago (Illinois) | July, 14-16, 2014Use of big-data analytics for a data-fueled healthcare transformation

Can Telemedicine for stroke Improve Treatment Outcomes?Telemedicine improves diagnosis and treatment of patients with an acute stroke event

How eHealth and digital Can Augment Healthcare deliveryAdding digital technologies to the way we provide health for a better healthcare system

Electronic Health Record and the data of HealthcareOne of the first steps toward healthcare innovation is the transition to EHRs

Five Technology Trends Are Fueling digital disruption in HealthcareLocation-independent care, data supply chain and other trends influencing healthcare