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Over 70 years ago a parasite is considered to have contributed to the mass extinction of the seashells (especially oysters) in the Delaware Bay on the United States East Coast, and these days the same parasite is blamed for the extensive damage done to the noble pen shell population in the Mediterranean.   Haplosporidium nelsoni (formerly Minchinia nelsoni), or MSX, which was determined by scientists to be the cause of the mass mortalities in the Delaware Bay in the fifties and sixties was recently discovered in the Mediterranean. The first sighting of the parasite was by the Spanish coast in…

After two years of promoting the products of local craftsmen on the Zagreb Crafts digital platform, the Zagreb Chamber of Crafts and Trades has decided to take the project a step further and offer customers the possibility to buy handicraft products in a brick and mortar shop, reports Večernji List on January 28, 2019. The Chamber will open a 40-square-metre shop located in the city centre. It will enable small artisans to exhibit and sell their products. “The outlet is primarily intended for craftsmen who do not have their own shops or are located far from the city centre. It…

Croatian electro-pop musician Dani'el releases album, his first for the British label Dita Entertainment, titled "The Soul Has No Gender."  Danijel Majcen, a clarinet professor from Varaždin and a musical visionary, has been working on his international musical career for years, expanding the limits of his musical style and adopting bold ideas through his work. For this album, he takes on the new personality, Belteshazzar, and it took him two full years to complete the work, which includes nine brand-new songs, seven videos and numerous photos and other digital images (all available at the same time).  On his website, the following explanation is given: “Album…

The weather is foggy, it is hard to see, and drivers are driving too fast. Brother and sister Tihomir and Tihana Jurić have seen too many traffic accidents in which pedestrians are injured precisely because of such weather conditions, so they decided to act to put an end to it. The result of their efforts to make traffic safer is the Zebra Cross, a "smart armour” that is mounted on the pillars next to pedestrian crossings and uses lights to alert drivers that someone is trying to cross the road, reports Večernji List on January 20, 2019. "Yes, the system…

As Lucija Spiljak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 14th of January, 2019, despite the continuing problems on Croatia's labour market and the mass exodus of the country's talented youth, Croatian students and student associations have some truly valuable projects which showcase real effort, work, and common proactivity with the hope for prosperity, survival and finding employment. Among them is eSTUDENT, the most active Croatian student association founded back in 2004 under the initiative of proactive students and assistants, with the wish that the association and its members become initiators of change, gain practical experience and develop a network of knowledge. Students…

It is free, accurate like a Swiss clock, and saves time to people who usually spend half an hour or more a day waiting for their trains. The mobile app in question is HŽPP Planer, thanks to which with just a few clicks on a mobile phone passengers can see the GPS position of the train they are waiting for, when the train will arrive and how much will the trip cost them. The app has more than 42,000 downloads on Google Play and was designed by a third-year student of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Josip Šalković.…

The challenge which any successful start-up entrepreneur has to face is how to harmonise their desire to retain ownership of their idea and the need for faster growth of business through external investments, says Ivan Pelivan, one of the directors of Stratowave Connect, a company which is developing products and solutions for wireless long-distance communication, reports Poslovni.hr on January 7, 2019. They are one of the eighteen teams of the third generation of the Startup Factory acceleration programme, which was launched three years ago by the City of Zagreb and the Zagreb Innovation Center (ZICER) to strengthen the ecosystem for…

The love of cycling and knowledge of CAD programming are the primary tools that Nino Dušak, the entrepreneur and owner of the HardCore Industry company, used to create a unique bicycle frame model. His project implements an innovative approach to solving the problem of constructing downhill bicycles and brings advanced aeronautical and naval technology into bicycle production, reports Poslovni.hr on January 4, 2019. “I was involved in mountain biking and bicycle riding for 15 years. During my education, I acquired skills like 3D CAD design, which was enough to start with the modelling of the first prototype,” explains Dušak, who…

December 31, 2018 - Built in 1612 and closed since 2004, the oldest public theatre in Europe is set to reopen on Hvar.  Some great news for Hvar Town in this very historic year for one of Croatia's top destination, as it has been announced that one of its top cultural treasure the oldest public theatre in Europe - is set to reopen after 15 years.  Hvar Town has already been celebrating a special 150th birthday in 2018 as its status as the birthplace of organised tourism in Europe. Back on May 15, 1868, the Hvar Health Society opened its doors,…

The Vukovar company Code Consulting was proclaimed the best small company this year in Croatia, the winner of the Golden Kuna from the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK). They remain unprecedented in developing advanced IT solutions. As Sergej Novosel Vuckovic/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 21st of December, 2018, one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to Deloitte's criteria, one Vukovar company stood out, and as it was voted as the best small company by the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, it was recently awarded the prestigious Golden Kuna (Zlatna Kuna) award. The…