Gajraj Suraksha senses pressure waves generated by the movement of elephants along the tracks. While explaining how exactly the mechanism works, officials revealed that as elephants move, the optical fibres detect vibrations caused by their footsteps.
These vibrations trigger signals within the optical fibre network, enabling the system to identify the presence of elephants up to 200 meters ahead of their arrival on the track.
The OFC-based Intrusion Detection System works by sending alarms to station masters whenever movement is detected along the tracks.
The network is designed in such a way that it can track the movement of the elephant with great accuracy and report it to nearby station masters. This allows them to promptly inform locomotive drivers in the affected areas.
This quick communication ensures that trains can be slowed down or stopped, preventing potential collisions with elephants.
Over the past decade, about 200 elephants lost their lives due to collisions with trains, posing a significant threat to both wildlife and railway operations.
The Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tengrai, a leading artificial intelligence firm based in Hungary. The agreement was formalized during a visit by Tengrai’s founder, W. Szabo Peter, and the Hungarian Ambassador to Kuwait, András Szabó, who were warmly received by Professor Khaled Al-Baqa’in, President of KCST.
Singapore and Hungary play a crucial role as they provide a platform and a meeting point for various countries and companies to share technology, exchange data, showcase their capabilities, and establish joint ventures, Bernard Yeung, Emeritus President of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research told us on the sidelines of the Budapest Eurasia Forum.
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceuticals has reached a deal worth up to $2.2bn to develop an Alzheimer’s vaccine made by Swiss start-up AC Immune, as drug companies race to invest in potentially lucrative new treatments for the disease.