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Kaohsiung Metro is a mass rapid transit system in Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city. In an effort to reduce the heavy reliance on road transport within its city centre, the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC) has developed a 42.7km network of two lines, which is the first stage of a much larger system.

A 3D laser mapping system developed by FIT ESIC has been used to survey hundreds of kilometres of the French railway network on behalf of operator SNCF. Frances Marcellin finds out about the challenges of creating the map and the benefits it will bring to safety and maintenance on the network.

Recognised as the most punctual airport in the UK, London City Airport (LCY) has received consent to extend its aviation capacity under a £200m ($310m) expansion programme. The airport submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Newham for the City Airport Development Programme (CADP) to expand its current infrastructure, in September 2013.

Springsure Creek Coal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandanna Energy, is developing the Springsure Creek underground thermal coal mine in Central Queensland, Australia. The coal mine is expected to produce approximately 11 million tonnes of coal per year and is expected to have a mine life of 40 years.

Northrop Grumman is developing the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the US Navy to provide long-endurance maritime surveillance. The biggest UAS ever operated by the navy, Triton will fly missions of up to 24 hours scouting out large areas of the ocean, working hand-in-hand with the manned Boeing P-8 Poseidon which can fly in for a closer look at targets of interest.

Accenture forecasts what successful companies will need to do. Accenture has revealed its forecast for 5 technology trends affecting tomorrow's digital businesses. The 5 emerging technology trends highlighted in the report look at the key areas that companies are developing.

Numerous options are available for the app developer when it comes to PaaS providers, but who is the best? CBR has compiled a list to help you out. Finding the right PaaS provider can prove to be a difficult choice, many appear to offer the same or very similar services.

The EU-funded Sinfonia smart cities project aims to retrofit more than 100,000m2 of living space in two pioneer districts, optimising technologies for electricity grids and district heating and cooling. At the project's heart is collaboration - the sharing of processes to increase energy savings and develop a coherent framework to expand the use of renewables.

Scientists working on an international collaboration to mimic the process of photosynthesis have reached a significant milestone in the quest to develop an efficient and abundant alternative fuel. The results could bring us one step closer to matching plants in their ability to exploit the Sun's energy

Developed by an international team of researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Exeter and Münster, the chip contains a network of artificial neurons and synapses that respond to light, rather than electrical inputs. This allows the chip to mimic the behaviour of human neurons and their synapses.