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TechnologyAlgorithm Helps Fight Wildfires Before They Even Spread
Another example of how artificial intelligence can make the world better: Researchers have revealed a new technique based on a machine learning algorithm. It calculates how big wildfires may get upon ignition, helping save lives, protect property, and preserve nature.
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TechnologyLondon Homes Feel the Heat of the Underground to Cut Carbon
Danish company Ramboll is engineering a heating network that will use unwanted heat from London Underground’s Northern Line to provide a sustainable, low-cost means to warm up homes and businesses in north London’s borough of Islington.
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TechnologyNew Device Uses Night Sky to Switch On Light Bulb
When Stanford engineer Aaswath Raman drove by a village in Sierra Leone that didn’t have a single light on in its streets, he was inspired to build a device that generates electricity using the temperature differences that arise after sunset.
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EnvironmentConstruction Goes Back to Nature, as Wood Replaces Concrete
There is a new trend in the construction industry, helping to reduce carbon dioxide emission: more and more developers and architects build with wooden structures, as an alternative to high-rise buildings made of steel and concrete.
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