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New technology to exploit waste heat efficiently
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New technology to exploit waste heat efficiently

A large amount of excess heat arises from industrial processes and power generation projects, researchers around the world have spent decades searching for ways to explo…

December 11, 2018
Styrofoam sponges handle oil spills
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Styrofoam sponges handle oil spills

Oil spill is an environmental pollution incident. Waste from agriculture and forestry is also a concern for environmental scientists, the solution is to use the waste to…

December 11, 2018
Turn sulfur waste into a lens
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Turn sulfur waste into a lens

International researchers at the University of Arizona have found a unique method of processing sulfur waste into plastic lenses that can be used for infrared devices.

December 11, 2018
Manufacturing robots from scrap
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Manufacturing robots from scrap

Robots are large in shape and size like the real characters in the famous Transformers movie made by Chinese farmers with scraps and old materials.

December 11, 2018
Turn the eggshell into a ceramic
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Turn the eggshell into a ceramic

Statistics show that in the United States alone, up to 455,000 tons of waste eggshell need to be treated.

December 11, 2018
Unique toilet space saves space
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Unique toilet space saves space

The unique design of the two American students will make your bathroom space neater, small and beautiful.

December 11, 2018
Bio-robots run by energy from urine
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Bio-robots run by energy from urine

Scientists are perfecting a human heart-pumping fuel pump system to fuel the bio-powered biomass robotic system.

December 11, 2018
Future food technology
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Future food technology

The ESA program, called the Alternative Micro-Ecosystems Alternative (MELiSSA) program, is somewhat more progressive and designed to turn human waste into oxygen, food a…

December 11, 2018
World's first food social network
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World's first food social network

Two Seattle-based programmers are gearing up to launch a unique 'Leftover Swap' smartphone software application that will allow for the exchange of leftover food…

December 11, 2018
Detect terrorist bombers with feces
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Detect terrorist bombers with feces

Swedish scientists have developed a device that can be attached inside a waste pipe to detect explosive materials that help track down terrorist bombs.

December 11, 2018
Just grow vegetables and fish
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Just grow vegetables and fish

Aqualibrium is a set of tools for growing fish together with clean vegetables. The device is designed to be compact in the upper vegetable area of 0.19m2 and the bottom…

December 11, 2018