Research

Global Cities – Sources of power. Which cities are considered the most important to the world’s high-net-worth individuals?

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To gauge which cities are considered the most important to the world’s high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), Frank Knight’s “Wealth Report 2012” surveyed Citi Private Bank’s wealth advisors around the world and Knight Frank’s global network of luxury property specialists. The survey asked which are the most important cities to their clients now, which will be the … Read more

Mars500 experiment, a fake Mars mission, hailed as a success

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Mars500 experiment to open hatch on 520 days isolation “The most difficult thing for them was being starved of information.” The crew of an isolation experiment to simulate a 520-day mission to Mars are in the final countdown before the opening on Friday of the hatch on the windowless cells in which they have been … Read more

Men replace women as online shoppers of the future

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Across Europe, two in five people (40%) now shop online – and it is men not women that are driving the charge into internet purchases – according to a new study by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). At a time when there is an unprecedented level of consumer access to the internet across Europe, CBRE’s study … Read more

Live Green is a must. Mesothelioma – a 21 century’s treat

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When humans work with asbestos, carbon nanotubes or drive down the gravel erionite roads, they stir up more than a simple dirt. This poisononous dust contains such high levels of deadly minerals that those who breathe in the air on a daily basis are at an increased risk of developing a type of cancer that … Read more