Fighting wildfire with GPS data
A new research tool could be used to help predict wildfire evacuation behavior, potentially saving lives and preventing injury in the process.
A new research tool could be used to help predict wildfire evacuation behavior, potentially saving lives and preventing injury in the process.
Environment
Oct 4, 2022
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New research by a Northeastern engineering professor used recent storms and the COVID-19 pandemic to predict human movement during disasters in anticipation of more effective emergency response.
Mathematics
Aug 30, 2022
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Social media has forever changed our society and how people do business. A 2013 report by J.D. Power found nearly two-thirds of customers have used a company's social media site to connect with customer service. New research ...
Economics & Business
Sep 3, 2020
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Even when the economy is booming, the United States has trouble figuring out how to deal with homelessness. Now, with unemployment soaring and millions of Americans unable to pay their rent, solutions are more needed than ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2020
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In the past few years, the unprecedented growth of mobile financial services in sub-Saharan Africa has defied all expectations. While Kenya is often cited as a leading example of digital transformation, Ghana has recently ...
Business
Jul 8, 2019
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A major telephone outage took down the Dutch emergency number for more than three hours Monday, forcing police and other first responders to scramble to set up alternatives.
Telecom
Jun 24, 2019
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Cryptocurrencies live in a volatile, roller-coaster world, which Facebook is seeking to change with its new Libra digital money.
Business
Jun 18, 2019
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Banning Huawei and fellow Chinese equipment maker ZTE from Europe's roll-out of 5G telecom networks would cost EU mobile operators up to 55 billion euros ($62 billion), according to an industry body's internal assessment ...
Business
Jun 7, 2019
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British mobile phone operator EE on Thursday became the first in the country to launch a high-speed 5G service, but without smartphones from controversial Chinese technology giant Huawei.
Business
May 30, 2019
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Two of Japan's top mobile phone carriers said Wednesday they will delay releasing new handsets made by Huawei after a US ban on American companies selling technology to the Chinese tech giant.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 22, 2019
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