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Materials science as key enabler for clean energy transition

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If you don’t change direction, you will end up where you are heading,” said Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism. The global emissions of CO 2 doubled from 1975 to 2015, and are projected to triple by 2040 if we stay on our present course4. Where are we heading?

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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How We Got Started With Drones for Demining I became interested in land-mine detection while studying geological science as an undergraduate at Binghamton University , New York. Maybe we’ll eventually have separate models for places such as Angola, Iraq, and Laos.

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Study finds unprecedented urbanization and urban expansion in East-Southeast Asia from 2000 to 2010

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—Professor Annemarie Schneider from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, lead author. The population maps were developed by the WorldPop team, led by Andy Tatem at the University of Southampton. This study reveals the opposite, and this could change how officials plan and adapt to urbanization in the future.

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