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Online animal encyclopedia
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Online animal encyclopedia

Founded in 2007, it is an ambitious effort to create an Encyclopedia of Life (EoL) encyclopedia online, free of charge, in the style of Wikipedia Encyclopedia, to descri…

December 16, 2018
Russia tried a multipurpose attack nuclear submarine
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Russia tried a multipurpose attack nuclear submarine

RIA Novosti reported on September 12 that the Russian Navy is testing the first Graney-branded nuclear submarine that can fire a range of 5,000km long-range cruise missi…

December 16, 2018
Rubber razor assembled
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Rubber razor assembled

This type of rubber razor is manufactured by engineer Do Kim Thanh and colleagues at the Vietnam Rubber Research Institute in Binh Duong.

December 16, 2018
Subtract diseases on coffee with probiotics
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Subtract diseases on coffee with probiotics

Except for more than 80% of nematodes in the soil, more than 90% of nematodes on roots, limited to 55% of yellow leaf disease, help restore plants to increase productivi…

December 16, 2018
Astronomer launched Apollo 10 spacecraft search
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Astronomer launched Apollo 10 spacecraft search

An amateur astronomer in the UK is leading an international effort to locate the American Apollo 10 spacecraft that has been orbiting the Sun's orbit since 1969.

December 16, 2018
Build houses from coconut shells
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Build houses from coconut shells

Using coconut shells to make light concrete for building materials is the solution of Nguyen Tan Khoa (studying MSc in construction major at Sejong University, Korea).

December 16, 2018
Taiwan uses LED lights to replace traffic lights
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Taiwan uses LED lights to replace traffic lights

Taiwanese authorities said on September 28 that they have replaced more than 690,000 traffic lights across the island in a project to save enough electricity to supply m…

December 16, 2018
Lifebuoy cheap, durable
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Lifebuoy cheap, durable

After 6 months of research, Mr. Vo Van Hoang Minh, Head of Charity Department of Ho Chi Minh City Plastic Association and his colleagues, launched a life buoy just worn…

December 16, 2018
Analysis of ore samples with X-rays
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Analysis of ore samples with X-rays

An X-ray detector can be used by the mining industry to quickly and accurately detect minerals present in ore samples.

December 16, 2018