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European Capital of Smart Tourism
The European Commission launches European Capital and Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competitions for 2024
Brussels (ots) - Today, the European Commission launches the 2024 edition of the European Capital of Smart Tourism, as well as the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competitions; calling for cities to submit their leading examples of smart and sustainable tourism practices in Europe. Tourism is the EU’s ...
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The Chemical and Plastics Industry Will Need to Replace 1 Gt of Fossil Carbon per Year with Renewable Carbon from Biomass, CO₂ and Recycling to Reach Net-Zero by 2050
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2EU-Commissioner Mariya Gabriel meets with leaders from industry and academia for the inaugural Innovation Roundtable
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Genetically encoded nano-barcodes
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Electron microscopy: Nano-reporter proteins make invisible processes visible Genetically encoded nano-barcodes - New gene reporter system for electron microscopy - Uses barcodes to identify cellular states and structures that would otherwise remain unidentified - Important step to better elucidate cellular structural changes also in disease How do the nerve cells in our brain communicate with each other? What processes take place ...
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Livestream today - Survey on online hate faced by female EU parliamentarians
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Presentation and discussion with EU Commissioner Helena Dalli – livestreamed today Survey on online hate faced by female EU parliamentarians Women who are politically active in social media are frequently targeted by online hate speech. The extent and causes of this form of misogyny as well as possible countermeasures will ...
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Health professionals should know the vaping facts
Brussels (ots) - 700,000 people in the EU die each year as a result of smoking and every second smoker dies 14 years prematurely. [1] Switching to vaping has helped millions of smokers worldwide to significantly reduce the harm to their health. The principle of harm reduction works, and millions more smokers could benefit from it. But for it to really change society, smokers need the facts: and that starts with healthcare ...
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Legal opinion criticizes Russia-related EU sanctions / Do EU sanctions go too far?
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Cheops pyramid: new chamber in world wonder confirmed
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE TUM researchers confirm assumed chamber Important find in the Cheops pyramid of Gizeh - New chamber discovered in largest of the Egyptian pyramids - Munich researchers verify long-held assumption - Function and purpose of the chamber now to be investigated An international research team has discovered a previously unknown chamber in the Cheops pyramid of Gizeh. As early as 2016 ...
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2023 European Capitals of Smart Tourism at ITB Berlin / Pafos (Cyprus) and Seville (Spain) will be in Hall 20, stand 303 at this year's event, 7-9 March
Brüssel (ots) - 2023 European Capitals of Smart Tourism Pafos (Cyprus) and Seville (Spain) are participating in ITB Berlin 2023. Representatives from the two cities will be at the European Capital of Smart Tourism stand (Hall 20, stand 303). The two cities are setting the standard in a form of tourism that is ...
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Position paper: “ChatGPT can lead to greater equity in education”
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Position paper outlines opportunities for schools and universities “ChatGPT can lead to greater equity in education” • Interdisciplinary position paper on opportunities and risks of language models in education • Personalized use of applications could bring about individual improvement for learners • Artificial ...
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Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Software makes more ethically differentiated decisions Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly - Software doesn't just divide situations into either/or - Engineering and social sciences drive autonomous driving forward - Algorithm will also be tested on the road in the future Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed autonomous ...
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World Cancer Day - Decrease smoking rates with reduced-risk alternatives
Brussels (ots) - 19.7 percent of the EU population are daily smokers. [1] 700,000 people in the EU die each year as a result of smoking and every second smoker dies on average 14 years prematurely. [2] Smoking is the leading cause of preventable cancer, with 27 percent of all cancers attributed to tobacco. [3] The examples of Great Britain (smoking rate: 13.8 percent) ...
moreMore than 70,000 complaints to companies being mapped from May to December 2022 in Spain and Italy thanks to the European CICLE project
Rome (ots) - Presented today, with the attendance of European institutions, the results of the EU-funded project through which Altroconsumo has upgraded the Reclama Facile platform in which consumers can send complaints to companies. Here are the most monitored sectors and the 10 companies most reported by Italian ...
moreMore than 70,000 complaints to companies being mapped from May to December 2022 in Spain and Italy thanks to the European CICLE project
Rome (ots) - Presented today, with the attendance of European institutions, the results of the EU-funded project through which Altroconsumo has upgraded the Reclama Facile platform in which consumers can send complaints to companies. Here are the most monitored sectors and the 10 companies most reported by Italian ...
moreBarcelona designated as the first European Capital of Democracy
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Norman Mark becomes General Manager at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's, Brussels
One documentmore ECB demands over €20.000 in legal fees from Yanis Varoufakis, Fabio de Masi and DiEM25 for “Release #TheGreekFiles” campaign
For daring to demand information that should be available to anyone, the ECB wants to bring the pan-European movement DiEM25 to its knees financially. In ...
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Mathematically speaking, geothermal energy could meet 40 percent of Bavaria's heating needs
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE TUM researchers present assessment of Geothermal Energy Master Plan Mathematically speaking, geothermal energy could meet 40 percent of Bavaria's heating needs - Assessment of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs' Master Plan - Geothermal energy could be used many times more frequently than before - Long-distance heat ...
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New X-ray technology can improve Covid-19 diagnosis
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de Images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1692790 NEWS RELEASE New X-ray technology can improve Covid-19 diagnosis Patient study demonstrates benefits of dark-field X-ray technology A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time, produced dark-field X-ray images of ...
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Why are overweight people more susceptible to illness?
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22778 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/warum-bekommen-uebergewichtige-menschen-haeufiger-erkrankungen Picture: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1612044 NEWS RELEASE Why are overweight people more susceptible to illness? Size of fat cells can cause ...
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Nanoswitches for tumor targeting
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xXV0mCke1g NEWS RELEASE Nanoswitches for tumor targeting TUM spin-off Plectonic develops antibody-based immunotherapies Plectonic Biotech, a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has developed a nanoswitch that binds immune cells to tumor cells. The goal is to facilitate the development of ...
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Training centre and business park opened in Enugu (Nigeria)
Enugu/Vienna (ots) - Unique collaboration bringing together migration expertise, a local university and the private sector, opens up prospects for the local population, business location and companies On 25 November 2022, a vocational training facility, the Centre of Practical Skills, as well as the Godfrey Okoye University European Business Park, were opened in Enugu, Nigeria. This unique combination of private ...
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Companies report data leaks on heavy news days
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHCorporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de NEWS RELEASE Companies report data leaks on heavy news days Enterprises try to limit attention for losses of sensitive data Many companies carefully time disclosures on losses of sensitive customer data. A new study based on publicly traded US companies shows that companies tend to announce data ...
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Tumors: forecasting the risks of brain surgery
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 18198 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: http://go.tum.de/619311 Pictures: http://go.tum.de/010709 - http://go.tum.de/959985 - http://go.tum.de/098359 - http://go.tum.de/754050 - http://go.tum.de/109729 Accurately predicting possible post-surgical effects on speech Tumors: forecasting the risks of brain surgery ...
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Molecular monitoring of RNA regulation
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10808 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/molecular-monitoring-of-rna-regulation Pictures: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1691366 NEWS RELEASE Molecular monitoring of RNA regulation New biological tool for tracking cellular processes The better we ...
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Kranj selected as the 2023 European Destination of Excellence
Brussels (ots) - The European Commission has announced the 2023 European Destination of Excellence for their pioneering work as a sustainable tourism destination Kranj (Slovenia) has been selected as the winner of the 2023 European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) competition, following a European Jury meeting in Brussels on 9 November 2022. In total, 20 destinations competed, out of which 3 shortlisted destinations were ...
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Pafos and Seville selected as 2023 European Capitals of Smart Tourism
Brussels (ots) - EU announces the two 2023 European Capitals of Smart Tourism for their excellence as tourism destinations in accessibility, sustainability, digitalisation, and cultural heritage & creativity Pafos (Cyprus) and Seville (Spain) have been selected as the winners of the EU’s 2023 European Capital of Smart Tourism competition, following a European Jury meeting in Brussels on 9 November 2022. In total, 29 ...
moreYanis Varoufakis and DiEM25 launch political party in Italy: MERA25 Italy is the pan-European movement’s third national political party
Saturday 12 November from 11.00 am at the Acquario Romano (Piaza Manfredo Fanti, 47 – Rome) with Yanis Varoufakis, Federico Dolce and members of our movement ...
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Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22779 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de Image download: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/652209?show_id=1691364 NEWS RELEASE Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid ...
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