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Insights 01/05/17

Small Rodents, Big Delays: The Hidden Threat to Railway Networks

When assessing risks to critical infrastructure, cyber threats, extreme weather, and system failures are often top of mind. And yet, one of the most frequent and underestimated threats is wildlife. Across global power networks,...

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Insights 24/04/17

New super-sewer for London

London’s sewer system faces a very British problem: too much rain. First constructed in the 1850s, the sewers were built to accommodate the then four million residents of London. London’s population is now eight million, so in...

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Insights 24/04/17

The machine learning revolution for manufacturing automation

Machines with the ability to learn might seem like something from a distant, sci-fi future. However, many industries are affected by, and can benefit from, machine learning, and 2017 will be the first year we’ll actually start...

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Insights 06/04/17

It's no longer the future - Renewables are the here and now

Back in October 2016, the BBC reported that the International Energy agency announced that the world’s capacity to generate renewable power has now overtaken coal for the first time. It seems we have finally reached the tipping...

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Insights 05/04/17

Automated cars in Greenwich self-driving into the future

If you’re commuting via North Greenwich Tube station in South East London, keep your eyes peeled for the driverless car testing that’s taking place in the area. Not so much a car as a “pod”, similar to those in service at Heathrow...

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Insights 28/03/17

Google Home for a smarter home

First it was Alexa, Amazon’s smart assistant within Echo, turning on lights, playing our favourite music, and reminding us what we had on our weekly shopping list. Now comes Google’s version – Google Home – and apparently they’ve...

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