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Slovenian trains go high speed

The modernisation of the Ljubljana–Zidani Most–Maribor railway line is part of a larger development strategy aiming to connect this part of Europe more closely with the rest of the continent.

  fr | sl
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The pyramid and the soap bubble

What do a pyramid and a soap bubble have in common? Answer: mathematics. Making them a tourist attraction through a novel pedagogical approach is the gamble which Giessen took and won with “Mathematikum”. It has provided interactive games for young and old…and a carry-over effect for the surrounding region.

  de | fr
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Piazza Livio Bianco: how to revive a suburb

The face lift given to Piazza Livio Bianco, in the south suburbs of Turin, has given renewed life to a decrepit neighbourhood and boosted the morale of its inhabitants.

  fr | it
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DIPLE breathes new life into Welsh printing industry

Working with small businesses to develop best practice and come up with innovative uses of printing to create high quality products, DIPLE has reinvigorated the printing sector in the Welsh town of Swansea and beyond. Digital Technology and Colour Control, Industrial Printing, Packaging, Lean Manufacturing and Environmental Improvement, otherwise known as DIPLE, performs case study projects with partner companies using the experience gained as a basis for knowledge transfer.

  de | fr
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French Guiana takes first step on information superhighway

An overseas department of France located on the northern coast of South America is being ushered into the digital age thanks to the installation of high-speed broadband connections covering the whole of the region. Over 85 km of optic fibre have been laid linking the capital Cayenne to Kourou, where the greatest concentration of the region’s 221 500 inhabitants reside.

  de | fr
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Yesterday’s waste is today’s energy

A huge landfill site close to Tallinn has been closed down and the area cleaned up. Once an eyesore and source of pollution, the site was shut down in 2003 and underwent significant work to tackle various environmental and health hazards. It today produces valuable biogas, heat and power for a local energy company.

  de | et | fr