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New way to quickly detect mad cow disease
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New way to quickly detect mad cow disease

A group of Australian and Japanese researchers have found a fast and accurate test for mad cow disease (CJD - Creutzfeldt-Jakob).

December 16, 2018
Manufacturing self-healing gel from boys
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Manufacturing self-healing gel from boys

An international team of scientists has successfully fabricated a synthetic version of the self-healing adhesive used by mussels to attach themselves to the rock.

December 16, 2018
Producing electricity from death lake
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Producing electricity from death lake

The toxic gas in Kivu death lake in Rwanda threatens the lives of two million people, but can also generate electricity for the whole country for hundreds of years.

December 16, 2018
Turn straw into money
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Turn straw into money

One ton of straw used for growing mushrooms can earn interest from 3-5 million. But farmers still burned thousands of tons of straw after each harvest.

December 16, 2018
Find the dye that holds the color permanently
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Find the dye that holds the color permanently

It is no longer necessary to divide colored clothes and white clothes when washing housewives' laundry when scientists have invented a new dye that will never fade.

December 16, 2018
The city 'recharges' with organic waste
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The city 'recharges' with organic waste

Based on food waste, organic fertilizer and cooking oil, a city in Sweden has significantly reduced fossil fuel consumption, according to The New York Times.

December 16, 2018
Rare land: 'America' war - China - Japan
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Rare land: 'America' war - China - Japan

The US manufacturing industry, especially the green energy industry, always needs rare earths, but they are heavily dependent on China, at least for the next five years.

December 16, 2018