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House for sale mobile against flood
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House for sale mobile against flood

Students of Hanoi National University of Civil Engineering have successfully designed multi-purpose houses, semi-mobile, get ideas from Red River fish rafts, helping peo…

December 16, 2018
Pesticides are harming rice
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Pesticides are harming rice

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) called on farmers to limit the use of pesticides in rice fields because they destroy the natural enemies of the most fea…

December 16, 2018
Automatic machine picks up garbage on the water
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Automatic machine picks up garbage on the water

Dao Van Quang (grade 10 / 17TN student, Phan Chu Trinh High School, Da Nang City) has fabricated the machine. When the machine is dropped on the water, people just sit o…

December 16, 2018
Improved threshing machine moves across all terrain
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Improved threshing machine moves across all terrain

On the basis of a manual rice thresher which is sold quite popularly in Dinh Hoa, Mr. Bao designed an additional wooden base below to help users easily move the machine…

December 16, 2018
New convenient calendar
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New convenient calendar

Mathematicians and economists at John Hopkins University in Baltimore (USA) have designed a new type of calendar without a leap year. This means that birthdays, holidays…

December 16, 2018
Unbelievable breakthroughs in agriculture
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Unbelievable breakthroughs in agriculture

Time Magazine (USA) voted for outstanding scientific and technical inventions to be applied in agricultural production, contributing to supporting effectively farmers th…

December 16, 2018
Successful production of a red dust rose rice
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Successful production of a red dust rose rice

After 6 months of experimenting on 52 hectares, 100% of the area of ​​rice with a red dust of pink rice has been harvested with an average yield of 5.5 tons / ha, the to…

December 16, 2018
Control the car with wifi waves
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Control the car with wifi waves

Vehicles built by students Nguyen Thanh Tuyen and Le Thien Tinh, Department of Motive Mechanics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education.

December 16, 2018
Farm full of robots
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Farm full of robots

On a special Japanese farm, robots will do everything and even their exhaust is utilized to speed up the trees faster.

December 16, 2018
High-tech costumes
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High-tech costumes

From space pants to air-conditioned jackets, a series of high-tech clothing was born to satisfy the special tastes of consumers.

December 16, 2018
Wind power is cheaper than electricity from gas
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Wind power is cheaper than electricity from gas

For a long time, people have no doubt about this alternative energy source but the cost of 'green energy' is still more expensive than petroleum. Until now ...

December 16, 2018
Nuclear energy still has a place in the future
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Nuclear energy still has a place in the future

The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday that humans still need atomic energy despite the crisis at Japan's Fukushima I power plant and the inten…

December 16, 2018