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High-tech farming
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High-tech farming

Today, American farmers are willing to invest in equipment, update new technology to support farming and know that the money they spend will bring more profit in the fut…

December 16, 2018
Fertilizing for rubber
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Fertilizing for rubber

At the basic construction stage (KTCB), rubber trees (CS) need nutrition to develop roots, stems, branches and leaves. In the condition of adequate nutrients, plants gro…

December 16, 2018
Design wind turbines based on whales and dolphins
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Design wind turbines based on whales and dolphins

Marine animals have evolved for millions of years to optimize domestic motion efficiency; while people try to perfect aerodynamic design for about a century. So we need…

December 16, 2018
Source of X-rays in thunder
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Source of X-rays in thunder

Researchers at the University of Florida and the Florida Institute of Technology have narrowed down the search for the source of X-rays generated by lightning, which cou…

December 16, 2018
Tobacco plants have the ability to leak mines
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Tobacco plants have the ability to leak mines

A plant capable of detecting mines has just been developed by scientists: genetically modified tobacco plants. This tobacco plant carries a gene that works to produce a…

December 16, 2018
Destroy dead animals with ... feces
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Destroy dead animals with ... feces

By building compost containers and using flue gas from here to disintegrate animal bones, Canadian and US researchers hope to find a solution to completely destroy dead…

December 16, 2018
Use sugar cane to make waterproof packaging
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Use sugar cane to make waterproof packaging

Australian researchers say sugarcane can be used to make a coating for waterproof paper and packaging and to enable them to recycle completely.

December 16, 2018
New solution to clean white board
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New solution to clean white board

The biggest drawback is that when you use a pen to write on a whiteboard when you delete it, you cannot erase all the stains on the board, making it blurry for a long ti…

December 16, 2018
Bt cotton helps control pests
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Bt cotton helps control pests

A study conducted in northern China showed that Bt cotton genetically engineered to kill insects not only reduced the number of insects harmful to itself but also reduce…

December 16, 2018