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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
Using corn residues ... corn fuel!
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Using corn residues ... corn fuel!

The endless corn fields in central North America can distill thousands of barrels of chemical ethanol, a clean fuel with a high octane (anti-knocking index) that can com…

December 16, 2018
Desalination in seawater with nano membranes
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Desalination in seawater with nano membranes

A scientist at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA) is studying a new method of desalinating seawater with nanofiltration membranes. He anticipated many applicat…

December 16, 2018
Sea charts - Just south of the sea
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Sea charts - Just south of the sea

Sea charts are a type of maritime map that is the only guide for safe sea trips. The earliest chart is the 14-17 century Portland map, which is supplied to the maritime,…

December 16, 2018
Why does the Millennium Bridge shake?
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Why does the Millennium Bridge shake?

Steve Strogatz is always interested in resonance. So when Cornell University professor of applied mechanics and theory learned that thousands of pedestrians made the Mil…

December 16, 2018
Construction of power plants run by garbage
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Construction of power plants run by garbage

Da Nang City People's Committee has just approved the construction of a waste-based power plant invested by ENVIROMONDIAL Company (Canada) in the city.

December 16, 2018
Air filter by biological filtration method
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Air filter by biological filtration method

Biofiltration is a relatively new treatment for pollution. This is an attractive method for handling bad smell gases and volatile organic compounds with low concentratio…

December 16, 2018
Reserve carbon dioxide!
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Reserve carbon dioxide!

It sounds strange, but it's true. A scientific project in Canada to apply carbon dioxide to oil exploitation has been successfully tested, helping to solve 5 million ton…

December 16, 2018