Since picking up EEG signals and interpreting them accurately can be tricky, the group says it settled on monitoring EMG waves, which are triggered by muscle movements, for additional reliability.

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Although fourth seeds in the group, the current Rapid team have made a few waves in the Europa League themselves, having already claimed the scalps of Aston Villa and Hamburg in the competition.

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David Bonderman heads Texas Pacific Group, the U.S. private equity firm that has been making waves in Europe.

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The group was at least eight miles (13 kilometers) from shore, and waves more than twice their size tossed them.

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Their Helicon Double Layer Thruster uses radio waves to ionise one of the inert, or noble gases - a group which includes krypton, xenon and argon.

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Further proof came in another story making waves in Strasbourg, the departure of British Conservatives from the main centre-right group, the European People's Party (EPP).

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