Britain’s Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled in favour of environmental campaigners who oppose the building of a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport, Europe’s busiest.
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Author: Abdul-Qadir
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Researchers propose high-density surface electromyography technique for automatic speech recognition
Verbal communication is an important way to engage in social interactions. The normal speaking process requires coordinated contractions of a mass of articulatory muscles on the face and neck.
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Can mobile networks connect first responders in remote areas?
The high plateaus of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, known for panoramic vistas, wildlife, old gold mines and sports of all kinds, are attracting new pioneers: engineers working to improve emergency communications.
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Decarbonizing energy supply by using community power
Renewable energy has become a mainstream source of power production. The estimated share of renewables in global electricity generation reached 26 % at the end of 2018, while far less growth occurred in heating, cooling and transport, according to the Renewables 2019 Global Status Report. With the increased use of renewable energy sources (RESs) like solar and wind, citizens and communities are seen as key to the clean energy transition’s success.
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Iron powder as the battery of the future
Iron in the tank. It seems like a fairy tale, but iron has a bright future as a fuel. Clean from the pump, no CO2 emissions, that’s what researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology say.
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Amazon’s new grocery store is watching our every move—but we asked for this
In Amazon’s new grocery store, there are no registers, and you can walk out as soon as you’ve grabbed what you need. The catch? All the information about your purchase lives in sensors, computers, and the cameras hanging from the ceiling.
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Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3800-km cable
Australia is the world’s third largest fossil fuels exporter – a fact that generates intense debate as climate change intensifies. While the economy is heavily reliant on coal and gas export revenues, these fuels create substantial greenhouse gas emissions when burned overseas.
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A novel processor that solves notoriously complex mathematical problems
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have designed a novel processor architecture that can solve combinatorial optimization problems much faster than existing ones. Combinatorial optimizations are complex problems that show up across many fields of science and engineering and are difficult for conventional computers to handle, making specialized processor architectures very important.
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Aston Martin shares in reverse as annual losses balloon
Shares in Aston Martin Lagonda tanked Thursday after James Bond’s favourite carmaker said net losses nearly doubled last year on weak global demand—and warned over the potential impact of coronavirus.
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Foreign firms in China forecast revenue drop due to virus
Foreign firms in virus-hit China are expecting large drops in revenue, especially for the first half of the year, with some planning to lower their business targets, said trade associations on Thursday.
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