The string galvanometer used for the first clinical recording of the heart’s electrical pulses is now an IEEE Milestone For more than 100 years, doctors have relied on electrocardiography to measure the heart’s electrical activity. The technique has its origins in the work of Willem Einthoven, who in 1905 used a string
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But the cost differences vary wildly, and it’s often difficult to define “equivalent” systems in terms of performance. Under the right conditions, some estimates of cost report that cable installations can be less expensive than overhead lines. If the soil is easy to dig, if the soil has few rocks, if
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BW Offshore has signed an extension agreement with Eni subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd. for the Abo FPSO until the end of 4Q 2021. The contract includes options until 2Q 2023. The Abo FPSO has operated at the Abo field offshore Nigeria since 2003. The vessel has a production capacity of 44,000 b/d
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A system using satellite data to send free alerts when trees are destroyed has been linked to a significant drop in forest losses in Africa, researchers and academics said on Monday. Deforestation dropped by an average of 18% across nine central African countries after the alerts were introduced, found a study
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Later this year, the Canadian firm Li-Cycle will begin constructing a US $175 million plant in Rochester, N.Y., on the grounds of what used to be the Eastman Kodak complex. When completed, it will be the largest lithium-ion battery-recycling plant in North America. The plant will have an eventual capacity of
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Steel is well known for providing structure and strength unlike any other when it comes to construction. The durability and potency that steel provides is not matched by the likes of wood or concrete. More often than not, it's the case that steel is the material of choice for construction,
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More than 200 Google workers have formed a union that aims to press the tech titan to live up to its former motto: “Don’t be evil.” The Alphabet Workers Union, named for Google’s parent company, has attracted 226 card-carrying members who are fed up with bosses dismissing their concerns about discrimination,
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Over the years, we have repeatedly stated that technology innovation will always outpace policies and regulations. But we witnessed some major regulatory catching up, landmark statements, and progressive laws in 2020. Some policy experts we engaged had interesting takes when these regulations came up, and we saw some policies rescinded in
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Norway has become the first country in the world where electric cars account for more than half of new registrations, according to figures published Tuesday by an industry group. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the release of several new models, electric vehicles accounted for 54.3 percent of the new car market
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