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Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced the Lebanese American University team as one of the semi-finalists in the Ericsson Innovation Award (EIA), which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced the Lebanese American University team as one of the semi-finalists in the Ericsson Innovation Award (EIA), which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. Under the theme “Reclaim the Future”, the global competition that offers university students around the world the chance to develop new, innovative ideas with support from Ericsson experts.
The Lebanese team, Cedars, has developed a small chip integrated inside the trunk of the tree to mitigate and limit the spread of wildfires. Wildfires are ferociously destructive and are considered one of the major causes of deforestation. The main goal of this solution is to detect the percentage of carbon dioxide emitted once a tree starts burning. This solution aims to improve the early response times, a