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Create winter sunshine for dark valleys
Environment

Create winter sunshine for dark valleys

The industrial town of Rjukan is located deep in the valley of Telemark county with rugged terrain and the sun always moves in a very low position in the winter.

December 16, 2018
Absorbs solar energy with glass doors
Environment

Absorbs solar energy with glass doors

Glass-coated coatings are one of three groundbreaking inventions, promising to potentially reverse the world of renewable energy.

December 16, 2018
Life on Earth will disappear due to lack of CO2
Environment

Life on Earth will disappear due to lack of CO2

Scientists predict life on 'Green Planet' will be wiped out in less than 1 billion years and the reason for this destruction is because of the lack of CO2 in the atmosph…

December 16, 2018
Vietnam pays nuclear fuel to Russia
Environment

Vietnam pays nuclear fuel to Russia

According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam has just finished putting the last 11kg of highly enriched uranium from the Da Lat Nuclear Research Institut…

December 16, 2018
Flood caused 4 casualties, damage of 11 billion
Environment

Flood caused 4 casualties, damage of 11 billion

After the consequences of the flood on July 2, the damage of 4 localities in Dien Bien province continued to increase due to the prolonged rain with great intensity on J…

December 16, 2018
Magical fireflies cave
Environment

Magical fireflies cave

Located on the outskirts of Waitomo town in North Island, New Zealand, the Waitomo Glowworm cave system is an attractive tourist attraction.

December 16, 2018
US - Japan cooperates to monitor radiation
Environment

US - Japan cooperates to monitor radiation

UPI news agency said that US and Japanese agencies have collaborated to develop a new method to analyze airborne data to monitor radiation after a nuclear accident.

December 16, 2018