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Wind power is cheaper than electricity from gas
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Wind power is cheaper than electricity from gas

For a long time, people have no doubt about this alternative energy source but the cost of 'green energy' is still more expensive than petroleum. Until now ...

December 16, 2018
The city 'recharges' with organic waste
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The city 'recharges' with organic waste

Based on food waste, organic fertilizer and cooking oil, a city in Sweden has significantly reduced fossil fuel consumption, according to The New York Times.

December 16, 2018
Turn cigarettes into pesticides
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Turn cigarettes into pesticides

For centuries people have used tobacco as a natural organic insecticide. Recently, US scientists affirmed that this is a potential replacement for traditional pesticides.

December 16, 2018
Amazing applications of oil
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Amazing applications of oil

Oil is one of the most important fuels of modern society. Oil is also used in the petrochemical industry to produce plastics and many other products.

December 16, 2018
Production of biodiesel from marine algae
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Production of biodiesel from marine algae

Dr. Truong Vinh and colleagues at Nong Lam University in Ho Chi Minh City have obtained research results showing that Chlorella seaweed has great potential for applicati…

December 16, 2018
Irradiation to create new sesame seeds
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Irradiation to create new sesame seeds

By irradiating gamma rays (Co60) on black sesame, Vietnamese researchers have created mutant sesame varieties with beneficial traits such as many fruits, not reducing th…

December 16, 2018
Turn rubber waste into cheap oil
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Turn rubber waste into cheap oil

Only through pyrolysis, tires, soles and other types of waste originating from used rubber will become burning oil with the cost of half of FO oil. The project has just…

December 16, 2018
Preserve duck eggs with artificial wrap
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Preserve duck eggs with artificial wrap

Scientists at Ho Chi Minh City Polytechnic University have found a way to keep fresh duck eggs longer with artificial membranes.

December 16, 2018
What is the gasoline of other F1 petrol cars?
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What is the gasoline of other F1 petrol cars?

Formula 1 cars use their own fuel for engines. Most of the teams are fuel-free because the technical partners are the world's leading manufacturers.

December 16, 2018