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Producing car 'gasoline' from distillers
The Tullibardine winery in Perthshire, Scotland has just signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture with Celtic Renewables, a company of Napier University…
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Thailand: A model for effective flood disaster response
Natural disasters, especially floods, are happening more frequently around the world. After the historic flood in 2011, many localities in Thailand are looking for effec…
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The earthquake in Sumatra island signaled the Indian Ocean's bottom fault
According to scientists, strong earthquakes that occurred off the Indonesian island of Sumatra last April could be a sign of the creation of a new stratigraphic belt at…
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Sambor dam should not be built on the Mekong mainstream
Since the Sambor mainstream dam was planned to build, residents of Kratie Province (Cambodia) have lived in a heaving fear of the consequences that this hydropower proje…
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Scotland sinks in the bubble storm
Large winds rippled across the Scottish coastline, creating a white, stormy sponge that erased a fishing village near Aberdeen on September 25.
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Passenger aircraft will run on sawdust and straw?
In the future, passenger aircraft around the world will be able to use fuel extracted from sawdust or straw instead of gasoline as currently.
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Biofuel from sea water
The Pentagon is trying to turn seawater into jet fuel, according to the US Naval Laboratory (NRL) statement.
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Big storms hit Japan, more than 100,000 people were evacuated
Last night, Typhoon Jelawat landed on Japan's Honshu Island, forcing more than 100,000 residents on the island to evacuate. The storm also killed at least 1 person and i…
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Storm No. 7 constantly changed direction, the sea was very strong
At 4 o'clock on October 2, the position of the storm center is about 16.9 degrees Vi Bac; 114.9 degrees Kinh Dong, about 290 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East.
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Kite Turbine - Kite energy of the future
Currently, people have not been able to find a stable source of energy to supply all of humanity.
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Storm No. 7 is about 570km from the Paracel Islands
At 07:00 on October 3, the location of the center of the storm is about 15.3 degrees Vi Bac; 117.4 degrees Kinh Dong, about 570 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East…
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Earthquake in Hai Phong, Hanoi building shook
10h18 this morning, residents of buildings in Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong ... feeling dizzy, furniture shaking. The Institute of Geophysics determined that a…
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Typhoon Gaemi will land in Central Vietnam
Changing direction many times, Typhoon Gaemi is forecasted by many meteorological agencies to level up and land in Central Vietnam on October 6. The Government asked loc…
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Storm No. 7 is complicated, causing widespread rain
Typhoon No. 7 complicated. The storm center forecast is located on the coast of Quang Ngai - Phu Yen provinces. The day from tomorrow (October 6) in provinces from Quang…
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This afternoon storms into the waters of Binh Dinh - Phu Yen provinces
At 4 o'clock on October 6, the position of the storm center is about 13.9 degrees North latitude; 112.5 Kinh Dong, about 340 km from the coast of Quang Ngai - Phu Yen pr…