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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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The researchers used Landsat imagery to map annual changes in urban extent at a 30 m resolution for the period 1985 to 2015 on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. —Liu et al. Finally, they assessed the accuracy of all derived products over the past three decades. Huang, Y., Nat Sustain doi: 10.1038/s41893-020-0521-x.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait might, and should be encouraged to do so. The US and China take the lead in scaling up the technology, given their large markets, tech-friendly regulatory environments and industry giants, such as Google and the State Grid Corporation of China. —Goldthau et al.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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Just last year, a half dozen precisely targeted malicious drones managed to slow oil production in Saudi Arabia for days, and more recently, several low-cost drones caused significant damage to oil tankers in the UAE. Another goal is to develop tools for testing these systems in augmented reality environments for urban settings.

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