New model quantifies communities' vulnerability to the spread of fire
Firefighters know all too well that fires spread quickly, igniting chains of forestland made vulnerable by dry weather, and driven by wind.
Jul 12, 2018
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Engineering
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Computer Sciences
Research community can go on Facebook AI's NYC conversation tour
Jason Weston, with doctorate in machine learning at University of London and Douwe Kiela, with doctorate from the University of Cambridge with thesis on grounding semantics in perceptual modalities, are research scientists ...
Engineering
Researchers use coal waste to create sustainable concrete
Washington State University researchers have created a sustainable alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly ash, a waste product of coal-based electricity generation.
Jul 12, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
Cooling buildings worldwide
About 40 percent of all the energy consumed by buildings worldwide is used for space heating and cooling. With the warming climate as well as growing populations and rising standards of living—especially in hot, humid regions ...
Jul 12, 2018
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