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Can human hair be used to clean oil spills?
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Can human hair be used to clean oil spills?

Although this may sound a bit strange, in fact, we can use a cheap and natural product like hair to cleanse the oil, to handle the current spill.

December 12, 2018
Manufacturing diesel oil from bagasse
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Manufacturing diesel oil from bagasse

US scientists have recently announced a breakthrough new invention, which helps create grease fuel from bagasse to replace diesel engines and lubricants on aircraft.

December 12, 2018
Remove the rig 24,000 tons in a few seconds
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Remove the rig 24,000 tons in a few seconds

The Dutch energy company Shell has announced that it has found a solution to dismantle the floating portion of the 24,000-ton Brent Delta rig by a single lift method in…

December 12, 2018