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Measure cow's emissions to combat climate change
Agricultural production contributes about 8% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. The methane emitted by cows and other livestock accounts for a large propor…
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Environment
China wants to keep the right to publish pollution indicators
Chinese cities suffer from the most serious air pollution in the world, but for years the government's air measurements have shown low levels of pollution. Public awaren…
Environment
Automatic submerged measurement
Sitting at the office still knows the flooded situation to handle it promptly. This is the advantage of automatic monitoring system SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data A…
Environment
Measuring carbon to save tropical forests
After a period of measurement, scientists from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) have released official data on the amount of carbon stored in tropical forests in Sr…
Environment
Measurement of methane emitted from cows
Scientists at Bristol University in collaboration with the Taegasc Research Center for Grassland and Animal Research in Israel have found a new way to measure methane em…
Environment
Determine oil fields with satellite images
A map of Earth's gravity based on satellite measurements will make it easier to find new oil fields.
Environment
Antarctic ozone holes are shrinking
Australian scientists say satellite measurements show that the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is shrinking, with the smallest size in the last 10 years.
Environment
Two earthquakes repeatedly shook southwestern Japan
This morning (April 20), two earthquakes with an initial magnitude of 6.7 richter and 6.2-magnitude measurements shook southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agenc…
Environment
Switzerland: the warmest winter in history
Switzerland is experiencing the warmest winter in history since the temperature measurement methods began 140 years ago. In the past 3 months, the temperature in this co…
Environment
Ozone holes in Antarctica show signs of shrinking
On August 22, the international scientific community was optimistic that the hole in the ozone layer on Antarctica was shrinking. Director of Global Monitoring Institute…
Environment
Greenland Island is melting at a rate of
Satellite measurements indicate the melting of the ice sheet in Greenland Island is happening at a very fast rate. According to data from the Satellite of the US Space A…
Science Events
Official: 1 kilogram is no longer 1 kilogram, and so are 3 other basic quantities
Since the World Science Measurement Day 20/5/2019, the definition of a new kilogram will be officially applied.
Science Events
Redefine the kilogram
Scientists have said they are nearing an immaterial definition for kilograms (kilograms) after detecting that the standard weight is mysteriously lightening.
Science Events
The signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between the Directorate for Standards and Quality and the Palestinian Standards Institute
In the afternoon of September 22, 2010, in Hanoi, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Cooperation between the Directorate for Standards…
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Ceramic tiles have radiation
Recently, a measurement was carried out at Ho Chi Minh City Nuclear Center, confirming that some ceramic tiles have radioactivity levels exceeding the permitted limit. D…