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Dubai claims Heathrow's traffic crown
2015-01-27 12:22:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Dubai International has taken over from Heathrow as the world's busiest international airport in terms of yearly passenger numbers.
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New microprocessor claims 10x energy improvement thanks to subthreshold voltage operation
2015-01-26 20:49:41| Extremetech
A new semiconductor company, Ambiq Micro, is claiming that its methods of building chips can dramatically increase overall efficiency thanks to leveraging a technique called subthreshold computing. Could this dramatically improve battery life in next-generation wearables?
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Climate Change Could Turn Chicago into Texas, Report Claims
2015-01-25 15:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DNAinfo: Last year was the hottest on record, and if climate change persists, it could get a lot worse, a new report claims, warning Chicago's climate could mirror that of modern-day Texas by the end of the century. The report, part of a study examining climate change called the Risky Business Project, was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Paulson Institute and TomKat Charitable Trust, and examined how climate change may affect the Midwest, its cities, communities agriculture and businesses. "Rising...
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Fracking jobs claims overstated, argue environmental group
2015-01-20 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new report from environmental group Friends of the Earth argues that the fracking industrys claims about job creation are overstated and calls for investment to support renewables instead. The report, which is supported by PCS Union and North West trade councils, places doubt on claims around the amount of long-term jobs the UK fracking industry could create. Energy firm Cuadrilla has previously said fracking could create 1,700 jobs in Lancashire within the first year. However, Friends of the...
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Study claims WiFi is more dangerous to children
2015-01-17 01:47:15| Wireless - Topix.net
A study has asked regulators to re-address whether exposure to WiFi signals can be harmful to children - despite widespread scientific agreement that there is no danger. The study quoted by Forbes appears in the Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure - which is not widely cited online and whose board members in large part work at the King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia.
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