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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Enefit’s modular design allows easy maintenance, process optimization and streamlined adaptability to the individual characteristics of different oil shale deposits. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey. The efficiency of the technology comes from its 100% use of the mined oil shale.

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Puzzling Out the Drone War Over Ukraine

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These include the Eleron-3SV and the Orlan-10 drones, both of which have been used extensively in Syria and Ukraine. The backbone of the fleet, with some 300 units fielded , are the A1-SM Fury and the Leleka-100 reconnaissance drones , both designed and manufactured in Ukraine.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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The twin earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 February this year show the physical devastation and accompanying death toll that can occur when building codes are ignored and not enforced. Cultural memorials are another way society responds to earthquake disasters.

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The Fall and Rise of Russian Electronic Warfare

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Designed primarily to jam airborne or satellite-based fire control radars in the X- and K u -bands , the Krasukha-4 Is often used alongside the Krasukha-2, which targets lower-frequency S-band search radars. Inside were the guts of one of Russia’s most sophisticated electronic warfare (EW) systems, the. Krasukha-4.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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Over time, as weapons system provokes countermeasures, their designers respond with improvements, and the gold-plating accumulates. Greico, Stimson Center Back in 1981, Israel sent modest contraptions sporting surveillance cameras in its war against Syria, to some effect.

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