BUSINESS & TECH
Lifestyle Smartphone App Launches on Paros
A new smartphone app is seeking to carve out a niche in the tourism landscape, offering quality recommendations to high-end travelers.
Technology
Making a Hill a Battery: Green Energy Park Created on Ikaria
The hybrid system uses water pumped up to an elevated reservoir to store energy generated by wind turbines.
Urban Life
Athens Named European Capital of Innovation for 2018
At the Web Summit in Lisbon, the capital received a 1 million-euro award for its tenacity and resourcefulness in a time of social and economic challenges.
Technology
Beat the Heat: New App to Help Athenians and Visitors Stay Cool
The app draws on meteorological and other data to inform users about their risk of heatstroke, and points out cool oases in the city to take a break.
Transportation
New App Offers Highway Traffic Information for Drivers to Peloponnese
The prediction service will help drivers using motorways in the Peloponnese predict the times when traffic will be lightest.
Technology
Electric Car Maker Tesla To Set Up R&D Office in Athens
The electric car company is said to have been attracted to the Greek capital by the high level of electric motor engineering talent.
Technology
Virtual Antiquity: See the Parthenon Marbles in 360 Video
Be transported to Room 18 in the British Museum where Greece's most famous sculptures are kept.
History
A Digital Introduction to Greek Heritage by Athens University
A new, attractive online platform is helping people outside of Greece become acquainted with ancient Greek sites and culture.
