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China fired fireworks to fight rain for Olympic
An army around Beijing will shoot silver io to the clouds so that no water droplets will reach the sports venues.
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The largest air wash experiment in history
In order to have fresh air in the last hour before the Olympics, Chinese authorities have suspended dozens of factories and banned strict driving, expelling half of 3.3…
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Canada launched a new mission in the North Pole
According to AFP, on August 18, Canadian researchers on Sir Wilfrid Laurier icebreaker set out on a Canada-Canada half-month-long mission.
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China: The third time flew into space
Chinese media reported that the third manned spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center during September 25-30.
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Prepare for the historic Big Bang (with video)
International physicists at the underground research area near Geneva on September 9 (Geneva time) will launch the 20-year project, reviving the explosion of
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Vietnam opened an ASEAN workshop on nanotechnology
On September 16, in Nha Trang, an international conference on advanced materials and nanotechnology was held.
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China announced three astronauts to take on the mission of walking into space
China has announced the names of three astronauts to be present on Shen Chau VII, in the launch of the country's third manned spacecraft with a mission to walk into spac…
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Legal battle in Europe about
The dispute lasted for 17 years around the discovery of a 5,300-year-old mummy in the snow in northern Italy that had just been resolved.
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Ig Nobel 2008: Coke can ... kill sperm!
Coke (Coca-cola) ... can kill sperm; Dog fleas can jump higher than cat fleas ... are the Ig Nobel prize winners this year.
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Three Europeans won the Nobel Prize for medicine
Three German and French scientists shared a $ 1.42 million reward for discoveries of a deadly virus.
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Three Japanese won the Nobel Prize in physics
Three scientists were awarded for their merit in explaining the behavior of subatomic particles, an important finding for modern physics.
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Jellyfish helps three scientists win Nobel chemistry
Two American scientists and one Japanese professor won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work in discovering and developing a glowing protein of jellyfish.
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Process of selecting candidates for Nobel Prize in Physics
Every September, the Nobel Council secretly sends a nomination form to about 3,000 professors. March - May, experts evaluate the work of candidates.
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The Nobel Economics belongs to the Americans
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences yesterday announced that American economic expert Paul Krugman (pictured) is the owner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Since 2009, Vietnam has started many biofuel projects
In 2009, Vietnam will launch 3 large biofuel projects and next year, many projects to produce ethanol (a fuel