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Portable toilets run on biogas
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Portable toilets run on biogas

Japan's largest sanitary ware company, TOTO, has launched portable toilets powered by biogas. This is part of a campaign to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted by toile…

December 11, 2018
Take control of your family with high technology
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Take control of your family with high technology

This will make the dream of lazy people come true. Teletouch, a program that runs on smartphones, can turn off lights, turn off the alarm, or even have the ability to co…

December 11, 2018
Waterproof fabric antenna
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Waterproof fabric antenna

A small device such as a tag on jeans that supports search and rescue at sea. This project is supervised by the European Space Agency (ESA).

December 11, 2018
Play games with thoughts
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Play games with thoughts

British scientists teach monkeys control the arms of a computer-literate character by their minds, a scientific breakthrough that can be useful to the disabled.

December 11, 2018
Turn urine into rocket fuel
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Turn urine into rocket fuel

Scientists have discovered a bacterium that can turn ammonium, which is found in urine, into hydrazine - a fuel for propulsion.

December 11, 2018
Convert CO2 into carbon fuel
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Convert CO2 into carbon fuel

The team of scientists led by Paul Kenis, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Illinois, USA, teamed up with Dioxide Materials researc…

December 11, 2018
Smart Window
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Smart Window

More precisely, a new generation of glass makes the window of the house flexible with the sun. In the morning, the glass will be dim when it is cold or when the window g…

December 11, 2018