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Reaffirm the formula E = mc2
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Reaffirm the formula E = mc2

The latest experimental results reaffirm, Albert Einstein's famous formula: E = mc2 is accurate to ... 0.0000004%! Scientists at the Lavan University (Canada) and the Am…

December 16, 2018
How does the tsunami warning system work?
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How does the tsunami warning system work?

Seismographs can recognize earthquakes or volcanic eruptions - which can cause tsunamis. But only a few large earthquakes cause this size event, so the warning system ba…

December 16, 2018
How does air conditioner work?
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How does air conditioner work?

Do you know how automatic air conditioners work? It is possible that you do not see this problem as important, but where air conditioning is needed, this automatic opera…

December 16, 2018
Why is gum used to shape hairstyles?
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Why is gum used to shape hairstyles?

The barber wants to shape the hairstyle; Usually after drying the hair, spray on the hair that has dried 1 foam-like substance. They called it the gum shaping. After fin…

December 16, 2018
Producing electricity from exotic plants
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Producing electricity from exotic plants

Chinese scientists have developed a technology to produce electricity from the British small grass, an alien plant that is invading the country's ecosystem. Technology i…

December 16, 2018
Why can sunscreen protect against sunshine?
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Why can sunscreen protect against sunshine?

In sunscreen, in addition to oil and water like other normal creams, adding sunscreen can reflect ultraviolet rays. The earliest manufactured sunscreen, containing solid…

December 16, 2018
Chinese flower lake cleaning method
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Chinese flower lake cleaning method

The flower gardens on the water make the Lake and Moon Lake - the ecological lungs of Wuhan City - look very romantic. But not only are they decorative items, they also…

December 16, 2018
What is satellite Information?
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What is satellite Information?

Information satellites are satellites of radio communications used in telegraph, telephone, fax, radio and television transmission. It has a dedicated information device…

December 16, 2018
Production of bio-yeast coffee
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Production of bio-yeast coffee

Coffee production by wet method, also known as fermentation, is the research result of the Department of Biotechnology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, headed…

December 16, 2018
Use bubbles to study cirrus clouds
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Use bubbles to study cirrus clouds

It is part of an international experiment that brings together scientists from 10 countries to understand the activity of cirrus (cloud), a type of cloud that is abundan…

December 16, 2018
'Made in Vietnam' unmanned aircraft
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'Made in Vietnam' unmanned aircraft

On an autumn day, at Kep airport (Bac Giang), the Air Defense and Air Defense Technology Institute (VKTPK-KQ) successfully conducted the test of two unmanned aircraft (M…

December 16, 2018
Radio astronomy and giant antennas
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Radio astronomy and giant antennas

The seventeenth century was an era of astronomy thanks to the invention of a telescope by Galilée and the great scientific achievements of Kepler and Newton on gravity.…

December 16, 2018
Turn coconut shell into mesh against erosion
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Turn coconut shell into mesh against erosion

A Filipino scientist has turned the coconut shell into a kind of self-destructing mesh. Grids work against erosion for slopes and river banks, stimulate plant growth and…

December 16, 2018
The new initiative restores old iron and steel pipes
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The new initiative restores old iron and steel pipes

Hundreds of kilometers of pipes that Thua Thien Hue Water Supply and Sewerage Company are using are 40-80 years old. Due to poor quality, they cause water turbidity, oft…

December 16, 2018
Collect fresh water from the sea with sunlight
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Collect fresh water from the sea with sunlight

Experts from the Institute of Chemistry (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) are deploying the application of new technologies: storing seawater by solar energy t…

December 16, 2018