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Planning 5 provinces with nuclear power plants
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Planning 5 provinces with nuclear power plants

In 2020, the first nuclear power unit in Ninh Thuan will come into operation. In the next 10 years, Vietnam will have more nuclear power plants located in Ninh Thuan, Bi…

December 16, 2018
Processing batteries from boiled potatoes
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Processing batteries from boiled potatoes

We are too familiar with the appearance of batteries, in all kinds of devices with a common structure consisting of two electrodes zinc and copper ...

December 16, 2018
New types of rice soaked in warm water are also ripe
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New types of rice soaked in warm water are also ripe

The unique rice variety called Aghanibora does not need to be cooked but only soaked in warm water and nine-new research of the Cuttack Indian Rice Research Institute (C…

December 16, 2018
Saliva of the slug does all the pain
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Saliva of the slug does all the pain

New painkillers have revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry. This drug is unique in that they are made from ... sea slugs.

December 16, 2018
The costume is invisible from silk
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The costume is invisible from silk

In the past people wore silk dresses to stand out from the crowd, and in the next few years we could wear the same thing to disappear in the crowd.

December 16, 2018
Super durable fabric
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Super durable fabric

British scientists have found a way to build fabrics that are identical to leather, but transparent, light and very tough from green tea leaves.

December 16, 2018
Bicycle brakes generate electricity
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Bicycle brakes generate electricity

A group of students in the United States has built a bicycle that produces electricity during rolling on the road.

December 16, 2018
In 2030, the fusion power plant was born
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In 2030, the fusion power plant was born

In 2030, the fusion power plant will come into being. These 12 power plants will provide 1 trillion watts of electricity (about 1,000 times the capacity of Hoa Binh hydr…

December 16, 2018