According to Dr Tamanaha, the laboratory has developed a portable, battery-powered unit the size of a shoebox, and has licensed its technology to Seahawk Biosystems, a firm based in Austin, Texas, for food-testing and environmental applications.

ECONOMIST: Labs on a chip

Such networks are already revolutionizing inventory control and fleet management, and are set to play a growing role in key social sectors like healthcare, through e-health applications, education, through remote learning and teacher training, and environmental management through applications like smart grids, monitoring systems and smart buildings.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The Charity Bill will be dedicated to "increasing public confidence in charities" and the Strategic Environmental Assessment Bill will mean new legislation on assessing the environmental impact of planning applications.

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The earSmart eS515 uses custom hardware-accelerated algorithms to isolate voice from surrounding environmental noise, dramatically improving the user experience of speech-enabled applications such as virtual assistants and voice search.

ENGADGET: Audience eS515 Smart Sound Processor brings three-mic support and selective audio capture to phones

Applications for two schemes aimed at diversifying businesses and enhancing the island's environmental features will be accepted from 1 November.

BBC: Environmental grants offered to Jersey people and firms

"Vital information, such as the third party Environmental Impact Assessment, will be made public in the Spring when the planning and environment permit applications are submitted, " the spokeswoman said.

BBC: Residents overwhelmingly reject King's Lynn incinerator

The ISCA claimed environmental studies carried out by Arsenal were not good enough to enable the council to decide on the planning applications.

BBC: Arsenal are closer to building their dream home

Obvius has pioneered a portfolio of plug-and-play data-collection and communications applications based on an open architecture, which allow users to monitor electric, water, gas, environmental and renewable energy information through a single, web-accessible platform.

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