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Meise Botanical Garden: Home to rare plants
Founded 200 years ago, the Meise Botanical Garden (near Brussels, Belgium) with an area of 92 hectares is one of the largest and oldest botanical gardens in Europe.
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World's largest heat pump in Finland
Helsinki's heat pump will provide 200 GWh of thermal energy annually, capable of heating 30,000 households and saving 26,000 tonnes of CO2.
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100 MW power generation fusion reactor
Helical Fusion's spiral fusion reactor can operate stably for a long time with an initial power of about 50 - 100 MW.
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World's tallest residential building in Brazil
Named Senna Tower, the world's tallest residential building will be located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and is designed to commemorate legendary racing drive…
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The first indoor vertical farm grows strawberries
Plenty Richmond, the world's first vertical farm to grow strawberries indoors on a large scale, opened on September 24 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Solar reactor turns water into hydrogen
In testing, the new reactor produced about 500 grams of hydrogen per day, meeting about half the electricity needs of a four-person household.
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China built a temporary bridge in the middle of the sky, no pillars, no cables, but still able to withstand a weight of 45 tons.
This project spanning a 300-meter deep canyon is a testament to China's superior engineering skills.
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World's largest waste-to-hydrogen plant
Hyundai Engineering's new facility is expected to be able to utilize organic waste and plastic waste to produce 30,000 tons of hydrogen per year.
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The world's first successful parachute jump
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand made the first successful parachute jump from a 26 m high tower in Montpellier, France, in 1783, paving the way for the development of parachut…
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Williamina Fleming - From maid to famous astronomer
From a maid, Williamina Fleming became a famous astronomer, inspiring generations of women in the field of science.
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The first Vietnamese person to be honored with the TechWomen 100 award
Dr. Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh was honored at the TechWomen 100 award for her contributions to research and development of advanced materials technology for biomedical applicat…
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The Heartbreaking Story of the Only 3 Astronauts Who Died in Space
In 1971, three Russian cosmonauts broke the record for the longest space flight at that time, but the mission ended tragically due to a malfunction on the way back.
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When the inventor of antibiotics was forgotten
Sixteen years before Alexander Fleming discovered an antibiotic that inhibits bacteria in mold, a French scientist described a similar discovery in his thesis.
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Legend of the Divine Warrior of Japan
Yamato Takeru is a name associated with courage and heroism in Japanese folklore.
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The tragedy of the death of the tallest man in human history
At 2.72 meters tall, Robert Wadlow was considered the tallest man in human history. But a small injury killed the 'Illinois giant'