Love and passion comes through the stomach. With this in mind, a team of scientists with the NASA-funded Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue and Simulation project (HI-SEAS) is working to develop more appetizing and healthy foods for long-term space travel, as space agencies prepare to send astronauts on two-to-three year missions to Mars. In March 2013, … Read more
The just-opened Hotel Icon located in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong, is one-of-a-kind. Owned by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hotel ICON has been able to forge its own identity and serves as a resource center for the hospitality industry. Since its launch, it has earned numerous readers’ choice awards and … Read more
World’s top architects, designers and hospitality operators throw their names in the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards’ hat for a chance to gain international recognition. Totally independent, the UK and International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is the world’s only concept of its kind dedicated exclusively to hospitality design and most outstanding restaurant and bar … Read more
Code REDD campaign to save world’s threatened forests Illuminates Rio+20 In the heart of Rio thousands of people from around the globe gathered on June 20 o support the launch of Code REDD, an emergency action campaign to save the threatened forests of the world, by dramatically increasing the demand for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from … Read more
The 12-week London 2012 Festival launches this Thursday, 21 June, with five headline events across the UK. Running until 9 September 2012, the once-in-a-lifetime Festival features more than 25,000 artists from all 204 competing Olympic and Paralympic nations. The Festival consists of commissions and invited events in all art forms, dedicated to showcasing the best … Read more
Ray Bradbury, beloved science fiction author, dies The world has lost one of the greatest writer. His legacy will inspire generations of fans. Ray Bradbury, one of the most celebrated among 20th century writers of science fiction and author of Fahrenheit 451 (1953), Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), died Tuesday night … Read more