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Turn straw into ... fuel
From 1 ton of straw, can produce 250kg of liquid fuel ... Scientists of the Institute of Chemistry have successfully produced bio-oil from straw by pyrolysis technology.
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Detecting rare 'smelly' plants in arid regions
Scientists discovered a rare plant species in Australia, a plant that has never been developed in arid climates.
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Hong square Japan adapted well in Vietnam
The Plant Protection Institute has imported two non-harsh crunchy pink varieties from Japan, Fuyu and Jiro. These are high quality pink varieties.
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Exotic 'breeding' like figs, bananas produce green flowers in Da Lat
Mr. Bui Van Sang owns 10 very special strange peaches. These peach trees produce fruits in bunches on the branches. There are beams of up to 19 fruits and fruits shaped…
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Super American fighter test biofuel
An American F-22 fighter plane flew over the speed of sound with biofuels, marking an important milestone towards the goal of cost savings and environmental protection.
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New oil sand extraction technology
The new, more environmentally friendly method will extract oil from oil sands that has been developed by researchers at Penn State University (USA).
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Found white-eyed toad on Langbian plateau in Vietnam
Australian and Vietnamese scientists have just discovered the white-eyed toad-eyebrow Leptobrachium leucops in Zootaxa 2804: 25–40 (2011). Toad species are discovered in…
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Use ultraviolet rays to avoid enemies
Unlike the reptiles, this lizard has a very sophisticated territorial and anti-enemy defense mechanism. Their bodies have vivid colors that contain many photosensitive o…
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See love frog on an altitude of 1.800m
Above the altitude of 1.800m, the Alps exist a unique lake. This is the home of hundreds of frogs Rana, one of the rare creatures living on this altitude, in glacial lak…
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Orange tree ... lemon
Juliet Nisbet, 48 years old, was surprised to see the orange tree at her home suddenly came out with lemons after years of normal orange production.
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Biofuel comes from beef intestines
US scientists have searched in the cow's gut that enzymes that make enzymes can break down hay into absorbable products.
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Change host color
Over the past 12 years, biologists from the University of Liverpool (UK) have studied a strange round worm that can discolor its host parasite into red to alert the enem…
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Plants produce thanks to 'perfume'
A parasitic plant uses aromatic chemicals to attract the attention of small mammals, so that their flowers are pollinated.
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Looking back at 10 years of publication of human gene map
10 years ago, humanity has established a map of human gene structure. However, so far, human genes still have many unexplored mysteries.
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India: Genetically modified cotton yields are exaggerated
New research by Dr Glenn Stone - Professor of Anthropology of Arts and Sciences at Washington University, St. Louis, shows that the productivity of the first genetically…