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Home to kill insects
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Home to kill insects

Rentokil (UK) has developed a system called Entotherm to kill cockroaches, bugs and harmful insects by turning the entire building or vehicle into a temporary kiln.

December 16, 2018
Amazing applications of oil
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Amazing applications of oil

Oil is one of the most important fuels of modern society. Oil is also used in the petrochemical industry to produce plastics and many other products.

December 16, 2018
Ground leveling is controlled by laser
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Ground leveling is controlled by laser

From the laser-controlled rice field leveling machine transferred by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) ...

December 16, 2018
Production of biodiesel from marine algae
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Production of biodiesel from marine algae

Dr. Truong Vinh and colleagues at Nong Lam University in Ho Chi Minh City have obtained research results showing that Chlorella seaweed has great potential for applicati…

December 16, 2018
Fertilizer from ... hair
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Fertilizer from ... hair

Hair, which is what goes off at ladies' beauty and hair cutting shops, can become a useful source of nutrition for the soil if combined with other fertilizers.

December 16, 2018
Breeding natural enemies to protect crops
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Breeding natural enemies to protect crops

Raising spiders, stink bugs, bees and then releasing them in the field to destroy harmful public species instead of using chemicals sprayed on fruits and vegetables, suc…

December 16, 2018
Preserving fresh spinach all month
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Preserving fresh spinach all month

A new type of technology that helps preserve fresh spinach throughout the month has been successfully applied by the Department of Preservation and Processing (under the…

December 16, 2018
Probiotics from earthworms
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Probiotics from earthworms

Scientists at the Institute of Tropical Biology have created three probiotics from earthworms to make food for livestock, poultry and fertilizer for plants.

December 16, 2018